Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sent a letter to Apple requesting the tech giant block all Russian access to the App Store amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
For 2021, the top 100 non-game App Store subscriptions generated $13.5 billion in revenue versus $4.8 billion in Google Play — although Google Play spending is growing faster.
Apple has celebrated the impact of the Poppy Seed Health advocacy app in the App Store, and how it has helped people with pregnancy and postpartum care.
European antitrust head Margrethe Vestager says that Apple paying fines instead of complying with Dutch App Store laws shows how Big Tech intends to "circumvent the rules."
A company aiming to take a share of Apple's App Store payments has signed up 1,500 developers for the service, but the founder believes that Apple is dragging out the process of allowing the payments unnecessarily.
Apple has yet to implement — or even respond to — App Store feedback from Dutch regulators despite the country's antitrust watchdog levying a $5.7 million fine for the fifth consecutive week.
Based on how current popular AR headsets are priced, Trendforce analysts predict that the forthcoming Apple AR device will come with a monthly subscription.
Apple shouldn't force developers into creating more versions of dating apps if they want to take in-app payments using third-party processors, the dutch antitrust regulator has declared, with Apple still failing to abide by its App Store ruling.
What appears to be a "Wordle" clone has become the top downloaded free game in the App Store, though the app actually predates the viral version of the game.
Microsoft has announced a series of 11 pledges to do with App Store and fair dealing with developers, but won't apply 4 major ones to its Xbox store.
Apple will be hosting virtual "App Store Sessions" from February 15, a six-week series of online events to help developers learn about new App Store features.
Sketchy rumors say Tesla has been developing an App Store that would feature on the cars' touchscreen control panel.
An antitrust regulator in the Netherlands is once again investigating whether Apple has done enough to comply with its order over dating app alternative payment options, after Apple said it would still require developers to pay a 27% commission for using a third-party payment system.
Epic has gained the support of a knitting-related startup in its legal fight against Apple, with Knitrino needling Apple's handling of App Store policies that made launching its app harder than expected.
Following changes to the App Store to comply with the Netherlands law, Apple has revealed that it will cut its 30% commission to 27% for eligible apps.
The Open Markets Act, which would force Apple to allow side-loading on iOS, has advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and will now go before the full Senate for a vote.
South Korean regulators want better, more detailed compliance plans from both Apple and Google over opening up their App Stores to outside payment methods.
Microsoft has filed an amicus brief supporting Epic Games in its appeal against Apple, and argues that, "the potential antitrust issues stretch far beyond gaming."
Dating app Grindr has been removed from all app stores in the country, and is yet another victim of China's strict new Personal Information Protection Law.
A developer's lawsuit against Apple over cloned apps and scams in the App Store is being allowed to proceed, with a court allowing some of the claims to proceed to trial.
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