Latest App Store News

Human error caused Amazon Web Services outage, Apple iCloud service issues

Tuesday's major Amazon Web Services outage was caused through human error, the retailer has confirmed, with the downtime that impacted a number of online services, including Apple's, traced back to a single wrongly-entered command performed during debugging.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 42

How to set up Apple's carrier billing on your iPhone or Mac (where available)

In select countries — notably excluding the U.S. so far — people wanting to pay for iTunes, iBooks, App Store, or Apple Music purchases can do so through carrier billing, which simply adds the cost onto monthly phone bills. Here's how to set that up, whether you're on an iPhone or another device.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 1

Google Meet video conferencing app goes live on iOS, pulled from App Store

A new video conferencing service for business users from Google called Meet has partially gone live before an official launch, with an iOS app for the enterprise-focused meeting tool briefly appearing in the App Store before being pulled.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 9

App Store, Apple Music, iCloud & other Apple services impacted by Amazon outage [u]

A variety of Apple cloud services experienced outages and slowdowns on Tuesday in what appeared to be a major issue with Amazon Web Services, which hosts some of the biggest online companies in the U.S.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 25

How to cancel an App Store subscription using your iPad or iPhone

If you've subscribed to a service such as Netflix or Spotify through the App Store, and are now looking to terminate your subscription, it takes just a few simple steps to cancel. AppleInsider shows you how.

Josh Levenson 9 years ago 1

Server firmware security incident in 2016 forced Apple to sever ties with vendor Super Micro [u]

While there appears to be no breach of Apple's security, the company terminated its relationship with hardware vendor SuperMicro because of concerns about firmware update security, and an update that potentially compromised a Siri server bank, plus the App Store's search server development environment. [Updated]

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 32

How to change the email address linked to your Apple ID

If you own an iPad, iPhone, iPod or Mac, your Apple ID is the gateway to accessing the App Store, iCloud and iTunes, making it a crucial part of your digital identity. If you ever need to change the email address associated with your Apple ID, AppleInsider shows you how.

Josh Levenson 9 years ago 36

The average US iPhone owner spent $40 in App Store purchases during 2016

Over the course of 2016, American iPhone owners forked out an average of $40 on iOS App Store purchases, including in-app transactions — up from $35 in 2015, according to new analytics data.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 7

Comcast to launch Xfinity Stream app for iOS in prep for wider Stream TV rollout, no tvOS support so far

U.S. TV and internet provider Comcast has announced an upcoming iOS and Android app called Xfinity Stream, which will not only replace the existing Xfinity TV app for cable subscribers, but lay the foundations for a wider rollout of Stream TV — its internet-only TV service — under different branding later this year.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 16

Load More