Tag: App Store

Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules

Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which the company says will...

Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store

In a new filing in its long-running legal dispute with Epic Games, Apple has proposed a structure...

‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier

One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution,...

An app store for your app store

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The first rival Android app store just arrived in the US Play Store

Google appears to have prepared a dedicated section for third-party app stores within Google Play, and Aptoide...

Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blames an extortionist for planting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public...

The App Store is going to add subscription bundles soon

Later this year, you will be able to get bundled subscriptions for iPhone apps, as Apple...

Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 

Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk's AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over...

Apple’s long, bitter App Store antitrust war

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Apple is reducing its App Store commission fees in China

Apple is lowering its developer fees in China following discussions with the Chinese regulator. From March 15,...

Apple reduces App Store fees in China to ward off regulators

Apple is cutting App Store developer fees in China from March 15th, dropping its typical commission on...

Alternative app store AltStore PAL is joining the fediverse

AltStore PAL, the alternative iOS app store available in the European Union and Japan, is joining the...

Lawmakers just advanced online safety laws that require age verification at the app store

A package of child safety bills is headed to the House floor following an hours-long session that...

Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead

In November, Epic and Google jointly proposed a settlement that would change Android's fate globally without cracking...

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out...

Anthropic’s Claude grabs top spot in App Store after Trump’s ban

Anthropic may have lost out on doing business with the US government, but it's gained enough popularity...

Microsoft says it’s building an app store for AI content licensing

Microsoft says it is working on the Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM), an AI licensing hub that shows...

Apple will begin showing more App Store ads starting in March

More ads are coming to App Store search results starting in March, Apple shared on an advertising...

Apple accuses Europe of ‘delay tactics’ following alternative app store collapse

Following the shutdown of an alternative app store, Apple has accused the European Commission (EC) of using...

Mentra’s first smart glasses are open-source and come with their own app store

Mentra will soon start shipping its first smart glasses, the Mentra Live. At first glance, there’s nothing...

Will you have to show your ID at the app store?

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Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law

A federal judge blocked a Texas law requiring mobile app stores to verify users' ages from taking...

Want to link from Google’s app store to your app? That’ll be $2–4 per install

Today was the deadline for Google to reveal how it's complying with Judge James Donato's order to...

Apple is bringing even more ads to the App Store

Apple just announced it will be integrating more ads into the App Store because our poor eyeballs...

OpenAI just launched an app store inside ChatGPT

OpenAI has introduced an app directory that's now available right inside ChatGPT, the company announced. "Apps extend...

The ChatGPT app store is now live — and these are the 5 apps you should try first

ChatGPT now has an official app store for usersOpenAI is inviting more submissions from developersMajor apps like...

The ChatGPT app store is here

On Wednesday evening, OpenAI launched an App Directory to browse all the tools currently available and opened...

Now there’s a robot app store because we all want our bots to kick like Bruce Lee

Unitree launches Robot App StoreIt may be a first in the industryThe beta version has a handful...

Fortnite is back in Google’s Android app store

Fortnite players on Android devices in the US can once again download the game directly from the...

ICEBlock developer sues Trump administration over App Store removal

Joshua Aaron, the developer of the ICEBlock app, is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi, US Homeland Security...

Apple reveals the 17 must-download apps of 2025 – the App Store Award winners are here

Apple’s 2025 App Store Award winners are officialThere are 17 winners across Apps, Games, and Cultural ImpactIts...