Web apps or PWAs offer numerous advantages over native Android apps, including smaller install sizes and lower background activity.
Apps and Oranges: Behind Apple’s ‘Bullying’ on Trademarks
The company has opposed singer-songwriters, school districts and food blogs for trying to trademark names or logos featuring an apple — or a pear or pineapple.
This Week in Apps: War and the app economy, Google’s Messages update, Telegram ‘TV’
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a …
Putin’s agents reportedly threatened a top Google executive in Moscow with a 24-hour ultimatum – Take down Russia protest vote app or go to prison
Agents confronted a Google executive at her Moscow home last September and told her to remove the app or she’d go to prison, per The Washington Post.
How to disable auto-downloading WhatsApp Photos on Apple iPhone
WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging applications globally and for many smartphone users outside the United States, it might be the most used …
A New WhatsApp Browser Extension Will Secure Your WhatsApp Web App.
WhatsApp rolled out a new Code Verify WhatsApp web extension to secure the web app and check end-to-end encryption …
WhatsApp spotted working on new interface and ‘search message’ features
WhatsApp is bringing new features to its iOS platform for some users. A new interface for reviewing contacts and searching past messages will make its way to the WhatsApp universe. The one catch …
Microsoft Launches New Web Portal for its Windows App Store
Microsoft has quietly launched a new web portal for its app store for Windows 10 and Windows 11, which follows the Windows 11 design guidelines with redesigned icons and buttons with rounded corners.
Chinese developer rips off Elden Ring, gets game removed from App Store
As you might have already guessed, this isn’t the FromSoftware-developed version of Elden Ring. The new action-RPG from the Japanese developer has proved a hit with audiences arou …
Op-Ed: Legislation needed to address lack of app store competition
At a time when divisions between Republicans and Democrats can seem as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon, both sides of the aisle increasingly agree on the need to …
Apple Store Down Ahead of New iPad Air and iPhone SE Pre-Orders
Apple’s online store is down ahead of iPad Air and iPhone SE pre-orders, which are set to begin at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time in the United States.
Oculus Quest 2 Movement Data Will Sync With Apple Health App Starting in April
Facebook parent company Meta today announced an upcoming fitness update for the Oculus Quest 2, which will allow fitness data captured during …
Report: App Store and iTunes purchases ‘turned off’ in Russia
According to reports, App Store and iTunes purchases have been turned off in Russia for users trying to use bank cards. It seems the only way to pay for services is with a mobile number.
Step-by-step guide to get your sports app approved
The popularity of apps is increasing every day, and the dominance of the Play Store has also appealed masses recently. You must be here because you also have a designed layout or a beneficiary idea …
App Store purchases may have been turned off in Russia
An unclear report from Russia suggests that users may no longer be able to buy from the App Store, or the iTunes Store.
App Store and iTunes Purchases Reportedly ‘Turned Off’ in Russia
Phones.ru is reporting that iTunes and App Store purchases can no longer be made by Apple device users located in Russia, leaving them unable to …
Google suspends Play store billing, YouTube payments in Russia
Google is suspending billing on its mobile app store, Play, and pausing payment-based services for YouTube users in Russia — blaming “payment system disruption” related to Western sanctions on Russian …