Apple App Store

Apple announces App Store Awards finalists across 12 categories: Check list

The awards recognise developers who delivered the highest levels of user experience, design, and innovation, said Apple

Apple changes app store policy in EU after commission probe: Details here

Apple said developers will now be able to communicate and promote offers that are available anywhere, not just on their own website, from within their app

Apple updates App Store guidelines to allow PC game emulators on iPhones

Apple has updated app review guidelines, allowing mini apps, mini games, streaming games, chatbots, plug-ins, and game emulators

Apple allows PC OS emulator on iPhone, iPad: What are these, how these work

Reportedly, Apple initially rejected App Store submissions of UTM-SE and other PC OS emulators citing that the company only allows retro-gaming console emulators on iPhones

Apple blocks OS emulators on iPhones, but allows gaming emulators: Report

Earlier this year, Apple updated its App Store guidelines allowing retro game console emulators, mini games and mini apps on App Store for iPhone

Apple's App Store rules violate EU's Digital Markets Act, say regulators

European Commission, which also acts as the EU antitrust and technology regulator, said it had sent its preliminary findings to Apple following an investigation

Japan's new law forces Google and Apple to allow sale of third-party apps

The new law prohibits Apple and Google from restricting third-party companies from selling and operating apps on their platforms beyond their own app stores

Leica Lux for iOS brings Xiaomi's premium imaging features to Apple iPhones

Leica Lux app is free to download through Apple App Store, but there are in-app purchases available to enable access to premium features. Lux Pro subscription plan is priced at Rs 6,900 annually

Apple Inc wins legal battle in Chinese court over App Store fees: Report

Apple is defending its App Store fees on multiple fronts, including a lawsuit at home in the US and challenges in Europe, South Korea and Japan

Apple's 27% App Store fee an attempt to comply with law, senior exec says

Carson Oliver, senior director for business management for the App Store, testified that Apple hired economic consulting firm Analysis Group Inc. to help create a new commission rate for purchases

Apple says it blocked over $1.8bn fraudulent App Store transactions in 2023

In its fourth annual fraud prevention analysis published on May 14, Apple stated that it had terminated around 374 million developers and customer accounts last year over security concerns

Apple iPads could finally get native calculator app in 2024 with iPadOS 18

Unlike the iPhones, the iPads had limited native apps. These include Weather, Compass, Calculator, and more. While Apple incorporated the Weather app in 2022, it is now time for the Calculator app

Britannia NutriChoice launches health monitoring app NutriPlus in India

To mark World Health Day, Britannia plans to make the app accessible to consumers through the Google Play Store and Apple App Store

Explained: Apple to allow apps download on iPhone from websites, but...

Apple is opening up its iPhone ecosystem in the EU, developers will still have to jump over a lot of hurdles to offer apps directly from their website

Apple Music: Soon, you could transfer playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music

Apple is reportedly testing integration of "SongShift" service for importing playlists from other streaming platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music on Android

Started off with 600, Apple Vision Pro now has over 1000 dedicated apps

Total tally now stands at over 1.5 million in the App Store for visionOS that includes iPadOS apps that have been optimised to run on the headset

Vision Pro VR headset to debut with over 600 dedicated apps, says Apple

Apple's chief Tim Cook posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the Vision Pro will launch with more than a million apps, including 600 apps made specifically for it

Apple opens iPhone ecosystem in EU: What it means for consumers, developers

Apple has announced changes to iOS, Safari, and App Store that will be limited to the 27 EU member countries and will roll out with the iOS 17.4 update in March

Most Apple Vision Pro apps to run repurposed iPad versions without redesign

Some developers want to wait to see how successful the Vision Pro headset is before committing to a new application, analysts said

Apple complies with China clampdown on ChatGPT-like apps, removes 100 apps

The list of removed apps from the China App Store has Spark, ChatGAi Plus, and OpenCat. As per the sources, a notice received from Apple says that the apps contain "content that is illegal in China"