New App Store rule streamlines app account deletion

Apple on Wednesday informed developers that it will soon begin to enforce a new App Store rule that requires titles with account creation tools to also offer in-app deletion options.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 5

Apple confirms 'Report a Problem' button will fight App Store scams, fraud

Apple has confirmed that a new "report a problem" button in App Store listings is meant to fight scam apps, and also reminded developers to add account deletion options by January 2022.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 3

App Store sees strongest growth in months in September

Apple's App Store saw its fastest growth rate in months in September, outperforming investment bank Morgan Stanley's net revenue forecasts and implying a strong Services result for the company's fourth quarter.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 0

Apple App Store fees under fire again in China

An individual consumer in China can now sue Apple over its App Store pricing and payment system, potentially meaning many more such cases could follow.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 5

App Store again lets users 'report a problem' like scam apps

Years after quietly removing the ability for users to report App Store problems such as scam apps, Apple has equally quietly brought it back — with some improvements.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 5

Apple earns more from gaming than Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Activision combined

Apple's profits from gaming outweighed those of major game companies, according to a report, with Apple earning more from App Store games in its 2019 fiscal year than Nintendo, Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, and Sony combined.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 29

Users spent almost $34 billion on apps in Q3 2021

Across Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store, a new report says that customers spent $33.6 billion in the third quarter of 2021, a rise of 15.1% year over year.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 3

Apple tells developers in India to promote Apple ID payments ahead of new government regulations

Apple on Wednesday informed developers in India of an upcoming regulatory change that could impact recurring transactions like auto-renewable subscriptions, suggesting app makers push payments through Apple ID to avoid complications.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 0

Users can now review Apple's first-party apps on App Store

After years of restricting reviews of its built-in apps, Apple with iOS 15 is allowing users to leave App Store ratings and comments on titles like Mail, Maps, Apple Music and the bemoaned Podcasts.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 7

Apple, Google must file plans to comply with South Korean app store law by mid-October

The South Korean government on Wednesday asked Apple and Google to ready proposals pertaining to their compliance with a new law that bans app store operators from requiring use of first-party payment systems.

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 7

Apple rejecting apps is unfair competition, declare rejected app developers

A group of developers accusing Apple's App Store of being a monopoly has updated their lawsuit in an attempt to draw an argument from the Epic Games v. Apple case.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 39

Russian opposition leader slams Apple for acting as Putin "accomplice"

Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny says Apple and Google acted as accomplices of Russian president Putin when they gave in to demands and removed a voting app ahead of the country's elections.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 40

'Fortnite' not coming back to iOS or Mac any time soon

Apple will not restore Epic Games' App Store developer account that it used for "Fortnite," until all of the appeals for the trial have been exhausted — which will take years.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 44

Apple threatened to pull Facebook from the App Store over human trafficking

Apple reportedly threatened to pull the Facebook app from the App Store in 2019 after reports surfaced that the social media platform was being used by human traffickers.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 20

Apple, Google drop Russian opposition app ahead of election

Russia's "Smart Voting" election app has been removed from the App Store and Google Play, in what an opposition spokesperson calls "political censorship."

William Gallagher 4 years ago 23

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