The ruling could force Apple to revamp its business model for apps on iPhones and iPads. Fortnite maker Epic Games had sued Apple, saying App Store policies were an abuse of power and hurt developers.
A Nick to Apple’s Profits Could Be a Windfall for App Developers
After a judge opened up a way to avoid Apple’s commission on their sales, companies big and small are seeing dollar signs.
Epic trial forces App Store changes, Android 12 launch nears, Twitter tries communities
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 …
Apple Judge’s Warning Suggests App Store Fight Is Far From Over
A ruling regarded as a partial victory for the iPhone maker in the App Store dispute describes the company as being on the brink of having monopoly power.
A judge just ruled a massive blow against Apple’s App Store business
The verdict in Apple and Epic’s months-long legal fight is a major win for app makers, a big blow to Apple’s App Store, and a partial loss for Epic.
Judge opens Apple’s App Store to competition
The US judge presiding over Epic Games’ high-profile antitrust case against Apple declined to give either side a full victory. Kate Adams, Apple’s chief counsel, called the verdict “a huge win”, …
Judge in Fortnite case loosens Apple’s control over App Store
Tech giant ordered to let developers steer buyers elsewhere, as judge finds Apple engaged in ‘anticompetitive conduct’ over app store purchases …
WhatsApp launches encrypted backups on iPhone and Android
WhatsApp is one of the chat apps available on iPhone and Android that offers end-to-end encryption. That means that all instant messages, voice calls, and video calls are protected from snooping. Only …
WhatsApp is adding encrypted backups
WhatsApp will let its more than 2 billion users fully encrypt the backups of their messages, the Facebook-owned app announced Friday. The plan, which WhatsApp is detailing in a white paper before …
WhatsApp will finally let users encrypt their chat backups in the cloud
WhatsApp said on Friday it will give its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat backups to the cloud, taking a significant step to put a lid on one of the tricky ways private communication …
WhatsApp launching end-to-end encrypted cloud backups for iOS and Android
Following through with a long-requested feature from users, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is going to make cloud backups end-to-end encrypted to go along with the end-to-end encryption of the messages sent …
WhatsApp To Launch End-to-End Encryption Security Feature For Backups: Check How It Will Work
WhatsApp, a reliable messaging app has announced a most secure feature for its users dubbed end-to-end encryption for chat backups. By keeping the additional layer of security and protection of users …
Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp will let you encrypt your chat back-ups on Google Drive and iCloud
The announcement came after WhatsApp got some bad press over whether its service is as private as the company says it is.
WhatsApp adds option of encrypted message backups
WhatsApp is rolling out the option of end-to-end encrypted message backups. WhatsApp users will soon have the option of protecting backups of their messages with Facebook Founder and CEO Mark …
Apple’s grip on App Store loosened by US judge
Apple’s iron grip on its App Store has been loosened by a US federal judge, who ordered the iPhone maker on Friday to stop interfering with apps that wished to take payments outside of its store.
What we learned from the Apple App Store ruling in Epic Games case
Court judgment will allow developers to sell on iOS without handing the tech group up to 30 per cent of each sale …
The Apple App Store: a brief history of major policy changes
Apple’s app store policies have caused controversy and consternation many times over the years, but few periods have been as active and strange as the last two weeks. For the first time, we are seeing …