India's $38B antitrust threat puts Apple's in-app payment control at risk

Apple may be forced to pay $38 billion under India's antitrust laws that allows it to go after a percentage of a company's global revenue. The real fight is over leverage, and who has power.

Andrew Orr 6 months ago 8

Apple launches new Mini App Partner Program

Following Apple's moves to get much more cash from apps embedded in China's WeChat, the company has issued a Mini Apps program for the App Store worldwide.

William Gallagher 6 months ago 0

New in iOS 26.2 beta 2: Liquid Glass tweaks, Games app changes, more

The second developer beta of iOS 26.2 has arrived with changes to system animations and updates for the Games app. Here's what's new.

Marko Zivkovic 7 months ago 2

iOS 26.1 beta 4 gets Liquid Glass opacity setting, Camera Swipe toggle

The fourth developer beta of iOS 26.1 is here, and with it comes an added customization option for Liquid Glass, and a way to prevent accidentally opening the Camera. Here's what's new.

Marko Zivkovic 7 months ago 8

Developers leverage Apple Intelligence for new mental health, fitness, and productivity features

Proving Apple Intelligence's worth, third-party developers are now using it to make apps more personal to users, and users more productive.

William Gallagher 8 months ago 0

Applications now open for Apple's 2026 Security Research Device Program

Apple has opened applications for its 2026 Security Research Device Program, offering researchers completely unlocked iPhone models designed for probing iOS security.

Andrew Orr 9 months ago 0

Xcode 26 beta 7 adds GPT-5 & Claude account support

With the seventh developer beta of Xcode 26, users have gained the ability to add Claude accounts and use OpenAI's GPT-5 for vibe coding.

Marko Zivkovic 9 months ago 2

Dutch delays ruling on Apple dating app fees while EU negotiates

Apple just bought time in the Netherlands, but Europe may soon force bigger changes to its App Store pending further regulations.

Andrew Orr 10 months ago 2

App Store developers must now provide more age rating details

Apple has told developers that to stay on the App Store, they must provide detailed information about app age ratings, similar to its previous privacy nutrition labels.

William Gallagher 10 months ago 2

Developers can now try special offers to persuade subscribers to stay

Apple is adding a retention facility to the App Store, meaning if a user cancels their subscription to an app, its developer can try to talk them out of leaving with an offer.

William Gallagher 10 months ago 4

Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware

A project is trying to cut the cost of making machine learning applications for Nvidia hardware, by developing on an Apple Silicon Mac and exporting it to CUDA.

Malcolm Owen 10 months ago 4

watchOS 26 beta crashes Hermes Apple Watches, Apple urges users to hold off

The latest version of the watchOS 26 beta is reminding Hermes owners that elegance doesn't equal stability.

Andrew Orr 11 months ago 2

Apple's new EnergyKit in iOS 26 help HomeKit users shift to cleaner, cheaper electricity

Apple is introducing a new tool for developers in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 that could make energy use smarter and more sustainable. Here's how.

Andrew Orr 1 year ago 1

Apple Intelligence opened up to all developers with Foundation Models Framework

As rumored, Apple has announced that developers will soon be able to access the on-device large language models that power Apple Intelligence in their own apps through the Foundation Models framework.

Mike Peterson 1 year ago 0

App Store changes look like a free ride to some developers

Developers can now direct users in-app to pay for subscriptions outside of the App Store, but the road is not smooth, and there are some pitfalls.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 21

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