by dbadmin | Apr 6, 2024 | App Store, Apple iPhone, Emulator, News
Credit: Adam Birney / Android Authority Apple has altered app guidelines on the App Store, allowing console emulators for the first time. Although this is due to pressure from the EU for anti-competition issues, the policy change is global. Android has had console...
by dbadmin | Mar 12, 2024 | App Store, Apple, European Commission, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Apple will soon allow “authorized developers” to distribute apps directly from their website without any app store in the middle. However, the eligibility for being an “authorized developer” is very high and involves paying the...
by dbadmin | Mar 4, 2024 | App Store, Apple, European Commission, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion (~$1.95 billion) for the App Store’s ‘anti-steering’ provisions. Apple had restricted app developers like Spotify from informing iOS users about alternative and...
by dbadmin | Jan 17, 2024 | App Store, Apple, Epic Games, News
Credit: Apple To comply with the Epic vs Apple ruling, Apple has revised its App Store rules in the US to allow alternative payment systems. However, the company is placing plenty of additional burdens on developers opting for it, like continuing to charge a 27%...
by dbadmin | Nov 9, 2023 | App Store, Apple, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Financial filings from Apple show it expects to be required to allow rival app stores on its platform across the EU. After passing the Digital Markets Act last year, the EU told Apple it would have to open its App Store to...
by dbadmin | Apr 13, 2023 | App Store, Apple Watch, smartwatches, The Best, Wearables
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Unrivaled app support is one of the Apple Watch line’s standout features. From fitness apps and music platforms to games and productivity tools, there is something in the App Store for seemingly every need. We rounded up the...