Apple's billions, Facebook whining, and MagSafe warnings - Apple's January 2021 in review
Apple revealed just how much money we've paid it, plus it got into a spat with Facebook, and it stepped up its fitness workouts.
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App Store
William Gallagher
Apple slapped with class action suit over gambling apps
A class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday targets Apple for hosting and profiting from casino-style apps through the App Store, specifically titles developed by Zynga.
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Mikey Campbell
North Dakota rejects anti-Apple App Store bill drafted by Epic Games lobbyist
The North Dakota State Senate has voted against a bill that would have forced Apple to allow developers and users to bypass the App Store for app payments and downloads.
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Mike Peterson
Epic Games behind anti-Apple App Store legislation in North Dakota
A North Dakota bill that could upend Apple's control of the iPhone app ecosystem was first given to a lawmaker in draft form by an Epic Games lobbyist, according to a new report.
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First Apple Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers launches
Apple has launched the first Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers, welcoming 13 app companies and developers as the inaugural cohort.
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Google issues first YouTube for iOS update since Apple privacy rules went live
Google on Friday updated its YouTube app for iOS, the first such revision since Apple began to require disclosures from developers relating to user privacy and data handling.
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AppleInsider Staff
App Store subscription apps raked in $10.3B in 2020, nearly 4X more than Google Play
Global spending on the top 100 subscription apps sold through Apple's App Store hit $10.3 billion in 2020, nearly quadrupling spend rates on Google Play over the same period, a report said Thursday.
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US House advises Apple to improve app privacy nutrition label accuracy
A U.S. House committee has penned a letter to Apple asking about the accuracy of the self-reported privacy "nutrition labels" on the App Store.
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'We Read Too' app developer uses love of coding to promote Black literature
Apple profiles Kayla Thomas, the developer who brought "We Read Too," to the App Store to give youth of color a way to find literature that best represents their experience.
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Amber Neely
Wesley Hilliard
Will Shanklin
