WhatsApp has added the ability for users to migrate their chat history when switching from iOS to Samsung Android devices, the company said in a blog post. Samsung announced the feature was coming …
Each Twitter Super Follow gets its own in-app purchase SKU
More details about Twitter’s new Super Follows feature are coming to light, with reports on Friday noting the company is creating a unique SKU for every account using the feature.
Apple concedes on ‘anticompetitive’ restrictions in App Store
Reader apps’ such as Spotify, Netflix and Kindle will be able to share links to help users manage accounts …
Vergecast: How much will Apple’s App Store policies really change?
This week on The Vergecast, Verge executive editor Dieter Bohn chats with managing editor Alex Cranz, and news editor Chaim Gartenberg to explain the changing Apple App Store policies for iPhone app …
Apple Backtracks on Child Safety Update Following Criticism Over Privacy Concerns
Apple said it would take “additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features.” …
Vergecast: the changes coming to Apple’s App Store policies
Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where we discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. This week on The Vergecast, …
Eight things Apple could do to prove it actually cares about App Store users
When you spend money in Apple’s App Store, the company generally takes a 30 percent cut — one that adds up to an estimated $19 billion per year. Apple’s currently in the fight of its life to prove to …
EXPLAINER: What is Apple doing with its App Store?
Apple has recently eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App Store into a big moneymaker for the company …
App maker seeks $200B from Apple in App Store class action lawsuit
A proposed class action lawsuit targeting Apple’s App Store and filed by an “edutainment” app maker was assigned a judge in California on Thursday, potentially setting the stage for another app …
Apple Gives Ground in a Strategic Retreat from Strict App Store Rules
The company, under pressure from app developers and regulators, is making concessions while protecting lucrative parts of its App Store.
Apple Cedes Ground as Larger Fights over App Store Brew in Court, Congress
Even after a week of tweaks to the App Store, the core fight over the iPhone maker’s market power remains for a federal judge and lawmakers in Brussels and Washington to decide—and the company’s …
What to know about Apple’s changes to its App Store
Steve Kovach, CNBC.com, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss the changes Apple is making to its app store for some applications.
Spotify, Netflix and Match Group shares rise after Apple relaxes App Store rules
“Apple’s selective tweaks to its App Store rules are welcome, but they don’t go far enough,” Spotify chief legal officer Horacio Gutierrez tweeted on Thursday.
Twitter’s Super Follows could run into an App Store problem
The launch of Super Follows marked the beginning of the end for truly free content on Twitter, and the start of whatever Patreon-infused future lays ahead for the microblogging app. Supporting …
Apple eases app store rules, allowing some publishers outside link for subscriptions
Some outside apps, such as Netflix and Spotify, will be allowed to bypass Apple’s strict in-store purchase rules.
Apple eases App Store rules again, to allow outside signups
Apple The iPhone maker said late Wednesday that it’s making a small adjustment to its strict App Store rules for developers of so-called reader apps, in order to resolve an investigation by regulators …
Russia urges Apple, Google to remove Navalny app from stores
Russia’s state communications watchdog warned Apple and Google Thursday that they could face fines if they fail to remove an app created by allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny …