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Netflix will reportedly make games available via App Store on iOS

As per sources, Netflix will tiptoe around Apple's rules by making its games available via the App Store

09 Nov 2021 1:05 PM

The update includes three key changes which are related to outside-of-app communications, collecting contact information within an app and in-app events featured in the App Store. (AFP)

Apple updates its App Store guidelines

As always, developers will not pay Apple a commission on any purchases taking place outside of their app or the App Stores

23 Oct 2021 1:53 PM

“Apple is asking that Epic revert Fortnite to exclusively use Apple payments,” Epic said in reply to an AFP inquiry. “As a matter of principle, we won’t participate in this scheme.”

Apple follows through on threat to keep Fortnite maker away from game developer tools

Apple suspended Epic Games from its developers' programme just days after a court rejected its bid to have Fortnite reinstated on App Store.

29 Aug 2020 7:17 PM

Apple under Tim Cook has also faced government investigations into its aggressive efforts to minimize its corporate taxes and complaints that it has abused control of its app store to charge excessive fees and stifle competition to its own digital services. (Photo | AP)

Apple’s growth into $2 trillion behemoth under Tim Cook tainted by accusations of unfair dominance

He turned App Store into the cornerstone of a services division that earns $50 billion yearly, more than all but 65 firms in the Fortune 500

24 Aug 2020 4:44 PM

Epic also encouraged players to express their displeasure with Apple on Twitter using the #FreeFortnite hashtag. Seen here the start of the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Finals - Round Two on July 27, 2019. (Photo | AFP)

Epic Games hosts ‘FreeFortnite’ tournament in campaign against Apple monopoly

Prizes include a virtual “Tart Tycoon” outfit featuring an apple head, sunglasses and condescending frown, Epic said taking a dig at Apple.

22 Aug 2020 4:44 PM

Epic will not be able to create iPhone, iPad or Mac versions of its widely used Unreal Engine for powering rich graphics due to Apple’s actions, the company said. (Photo | AFP)

After removing Fortnite from App Store, Apple takes war with Epic Games to the next level

Apple told Epic it would be cut off from software development tools by August 28.

18 Aug 2020 4:07 PM

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has filed a federal lawsuit against Apple, which has in recent months come under fire for the tight grip it has on the App Store. The issue also came up during a heated congressional antitrust hearing last month.

Fortnite gets pulled off app store, files lawsuit against Apple for monopoly

Google Play Store too removed the game as Epic Games’ latest update bypasses app stores on payments, depriving them of their 30% cut.

14 Aug 2020 10:46 AM

Music and other services will be available with interfaces in at least 40 languages supported by Apple.

Offering six-month free trial, Apple Music expands to 52 new countries

Apple Music with 60 million subscribers is in a duel against market leader Spotify, which has 120 million paid users but in fewer countries

21 Apr 2020 8:52 PM

When it comes to paid apps, it shows that people will spend money to keep themselves engaged in an entertaining and exciting activity. The game Minecraft is the top paid app on both iPhone and iPad.

Here are the top 10 apps for your iPhone and iPad this week

Despite security concerns, Zoom remains the most downloaded free app, followed by another videoconferencing app, Houseparty

15 Apr 2020 6:56 PM

Kashmiri health workers talk to local residents during a contact-tracing drive after the first person in the region tested positive on March 19, 2020. (Representative Image | AP)

India could soon have its own CoWin-20 app for contact tracing of people infected with COVID-19

The beta version of the app is being tested by a small group of individuals, say reports

25 Mar 2020 5:46 PM

Apple will now allow dating apps and fortune-telling apps on App Store only if they provide a “unique, high-quality experience”

Now ads may appear on iPhone app notifications as Apple changes App Store guidelines

The good news is that users still have the right to choose whether they want to see ads or not

06 Mar 2020 6:16 PM

The company announced that last year was a historic success when it launched services including Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Card. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Apple App Store customers spent USD 1.42 billion between Christmas and New Year

Since 2008, developers earned over USD 155 billion with a quarter of those earnings coming from the past year alone.

09 Jan 2020 9:34 AM

Apple's withdrawal of the application from its App Store follows an accusation from China's state media that the app "obviously helps rioters". (Photo: ANI)

Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning

In a statement Apple said "your app has been used in ways that endanger law enforcement and residents in Hong Kong".

10 Oct 2019 3:03 PM

The offer is useful when payments have lapsed over expired credit cards.

Apple will now offer 'grace period' for lapsed payments

Developers will have the option to offer the 'grace period' for auto-renewable subscriptions.

14 Sep 2019 7:36 AM

Apple realised the problem with the search algorithm. (Photo: AP)

Apple addresses favouritism issues

Apple fixes App Store search to not show its own apps.

10 Sep 2019 8:24 AM

Most requests were from the Chinese government which made 56 takedown requests over legal violation. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Apple says it removed 634 apps last year on governments' request

Apple notes that in the period between July 1 - December 31, 2018, it received a total of 770 requests.

04 Jul 2019 8:16 AM

It is the non-gaming apps that pull in most of the revenue on the Apple App Store.

Apple repeatedly destroys Google where it matters the most

The top ranked apps earned USD 83 million in the first quarter of 2019.

21 Jun 2019 4:34 PM

Apple has also emphasized that free apps that do not use its billing system are hosted and distributed at no cost to developers beyond a USD 99 fee to be part of its developer program. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Developers sue Apple over App Store practices

The claims center on the same Apple practices highlighted in a lawsuit brought by consumers.

05 Jun 2019 2:57 PM

Apple’s suggestion to developers to place its login button above rival buttons is part of its “Human Interface Guidelines,” which are not formal requirements to pass App Store review. (Photo: AP)

Apple asks developers to place its login button above Google, Facebook

Apple unveiled its login button emphasizing users’ privacy and also introducing a feature that randomly generates an email address.

05 Jun 2019 12:54 PM

In the test download, the App Store allowed thinned, compressed app over the said limit.

Apple increases cellular download limit for iPhone users

Apple has upped the cellular download limit for iPhone and iPad from 150MB to 200MB.

03 Jun 2019 11:16 AM

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