Apple often portrays the App Store as the democratisation of software. Since 2008, developers everywhere have been able to use Apple’s code to create new smartphone applications, and users can find …
1,000 Facebook Workers Are Paid to Read Supposedly Private WhatsApp Messages: Report
WhatsApp promises its users their messages are strictly private, but a ProPublica investigation suggests otherwise.
Apple App Store Changes Fail to Sway Lawmakers Bent on Overhaul
U.S. lawmakers are barreling ahead with legislation to change the way Apple Inc. runs its App Store, unconvinced by the company’s recent moves to address antitrust complaints from developers and …
How to control activity tracking by apps on your iPhone or iPad
You can tell iOS and iPadOS apps not to track your activity. Here’s how. One way that app developers make money is by tracking your activity in and sometimes outside the app so advertisers can send …
Apple organized ‘aggressive’ lobbying campaign to counter prohibitive App Store legislation
An investigative report published Tuesday illustrates the full measure of lobbying force Apple assembled in attempts to thwart U.S. legislation that would police App Store policy.
Apple Likely Has More App Store Deals to Make
As the tech giant works to negotiate its way out of its App Store troubles, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: it might have to start competing on its own playing field.
App Store monopoly lawsuit expands to ‘Bitcoin Lottery,’ others
A lawsuit taking aim at App Store policies has been consolidated with similar complaints claiming that Apple suppresses or rejects certain free apps.
App Store change has been slow, but it may need to get quicker very soon
The App Store remains Apple’s most significant vulnerability, the one that has put them in the crosshairs of competitors, regulators, and legislators alike. And now Apple needs to consider how fast it …
WhatsApp users can now move chats from iPhone to Android – here’s how
The feature upgrade allows iPhone users to port their WhatsApp chat history and data from their handset to an Android phone, which previously was not possible. This means that you …
WhatsApp Will Stop Working On These Android Phones, iPhones By End Of 2021: Full List
Another year is about to end in the next three months, that means there is another cycle of WhatsApp’s end of support for some Android smartphones and iPhones.
Analysis-Apple’s App Store concessions fail to address top concerns of regulators, lawmakers
That is at the top of a wish list by Spotify … But game developers who generate most of Apple’s App Store revenue still cannot point their users to a paid signup page or otherwise direct them to …
Apple’s Making a Big Change to the App Store; Here’s What Investors Need to Know
App Store has been under pressure to make some changes around payments, and it’s finally giving some apps a break. Starting next year, Apple will allow what …
Developers say Microsoft might finally be making the right moves to make the Windows app store a viable competitor to Apple’s app supremacy
Microsoft is relaunching its app store to be more useful and attract developers to the platform. Changes could help Microsoft compete with Apple.
Apple’s strategy to fight off antitrust regulators: Fix the App Store one rule at a time
But while the concessions can seem like a shift in Apple’s approach to App Store policy, they are a clear continuation of Apple’s existing strategy.
First look: How reactions in WhatsApp for iOS will work
Two weeks since WABetainfo was able to discover that WhatsApp’s working on reactions to its messenger app, we now have a closer look at it.
Change is coming to Apple’s App Store. But what does it mean to you?
Facing an impending ruling in the Epic Games case, Apple is making changes to its App Store that affect developers and iPhone, iPad and Mac users.
This Week in Apps: Another App Store settlement, Apple asks to personalize ads, Twitter launches Super Follows
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 …