Apple will open the iPhone and iPad to third-party app stores in Japan with the release of iOS 26.2, following a new ruling from Japan’s Fair Trade Commission requiring both Apple and Google to permit alternative app marketplaces on their […]
Apple says iOS users downloaded over 10 billion apps in 2024, as the App Store’s U.S. ecosystem ballooned to $406 billion in billings and sales—nearly triple the $142 billion recorded in 2019—according to a new study by Professor Andrey Fradkin […]
Apple has revealed that over the past five years, the App Store stopped more than $9 billion in fraudulent transactions—including over $2 billion in 2024 alone. In its annual App Store fraud analysis report, the company noted the marketplace draws […]
Apple is reminding developers who distribute apps in the European Union to submit their trader status, in compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA). This new regulation will require the App Store to display the address, phone number, and email […]
Apple has released new App Store data today, revealing that over the space of four years, Apple prevented a combined total of over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions, including more than $1.8 billion in 2023 alone. In the same […]
Luca Maestri, Apple’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has reported that the EU market represents roughly 7% of Apple’s global App Store revenue amid changes to Apple’s policies in March to comply with the Digital Markets Act’s, which […]
Apple has today announced that to comply with the Digital Markets Act’s requirements in the European Union, iOS 17.4, releasing in March 2024, will add support for third-party app stores on iPhone, allowing users in the EU to download apps […]
Apple has officially started approving apps made by third-party developers for its all-new mixed-reality Apple Vision Pro headset, with the visionOS App Store, where headset users will download apps to their device, now allowing developers to list their apps ahead […]
The March deadline for Apple to allow app sideloading is nearing, and the iPhone maker has a plan to split the App Store “in two” in the coming weeks, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, to enable Apple to comply with the […]
Apple has announced that it is piloting new contingent pricing for App Store subscriptions which will allow developers to give customers a discounted subscription price to subscribers with multiple app subscriptions. In a post to the Apple Developer newsroom, Apple […]
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