Apple says that in 2020 nearly 1 million problematic new apps, and an additional nearly 1 million app updates, were rejected or removed.
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Apple rejected 1 million apps from App Store in 2020
Apple rejected 1 million new apps seeking to join its App Store last year, according to a blog post released Tuesday. The announcement providing some details about why Apple rejected certain apps and …
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Apple highlights App Store protections, says it blocked $1.5B in fraud in 2020
In a new feature, Apple is highlighting some of the ways that it says protects developers and users, and claims that it stopped more than $1.5 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions in 2020.
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Apple Highlights How the App Store Prevents Fraud Amid Legal Battle With Epic Games
Apple today announced that, through a combination of automated technologies and human review processes, the company protected customers from …
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Apple’s App Store saves over $1.5B from fraud in 2020
Apple on Tuesday revealed that its App Store ecosystem has prevented more than $1.5 billion fraudulent transactions in 2020, highlighting its continued fight against bad actors who relentlessly …
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Apple Faces U.K. Class Action for App Store Overcharging
Apple Inc is facing a London lawsuit over claims it overcharged nearly 20 million U.K. customers for App Store purchases, yet another legal headache for the tech giant fighting lawsuits across the …
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UK class action over App Store commission could cost Apple $2B
A class action lawsuit filed with London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal takes issue with Apple’s customary App Store commission rates, arguing the developer fee is passed on to consumers.
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Fortnite battles Apple: Courtroom focuses on App Store review process and Epic’s marketing
Fortnite maker Epic Games is suing Apple over its restrictive policies over its App Store and iPhones. Fortnite maker Epic Games sees Apple as overly controlling, opportunistic and unfair. Apple says …
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Fortnite battles Apple: Courtroom focuses in on App Store review process and Epic’s marketing
Fortnite maker Epic Games is suing Apple over its restrictive policies over its App Store and iPhones. Fortnite maker Epic Games sees Apple as overly controlling, opportunistic and unfair. Apple says …
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Epic takes aim at Apple’s financial advantage in App Store model
Epic’s main economic expert, David Evans, chairman of Global Economics Group, detailed Apple’s monopoly in smartphone operating systems as the relevant market in question.
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Apple Execs Chose to Keep a Hack of 128 Million iPhones Quiet
Emails from the Epic Games lawsuit show Apple brass discussing how to handle a 2015 iOS hack. The company never notified affected users.
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Apple App Store policies face court test
Apple sells itself to consumers on security and privacy, and one of the building blocks of that ecosystem is its App Store policies. Should Epic’s antitrust lawsuit succeed, the ‘walled garden’ may be …
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The good times may be over for Apple
As big, successful, and rich as Apple is, it isn’t without challenges—many of which seem to be rearing their heads.
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App Store XCodeGhost malware details revealed in Fortnite trial
When that company happens to own the one and only sanction app store for its platform, however, then it becomes a rather scary prospect. That is always one of the risks of Apple’s App Store when the …
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Why iMessage On Your iPhone Will Beat WhatsApp’s Radical New Update
WhatsApp versus iMessage has been one of the highlights in the battle between Facebook and Apple. “We increasingly see Apple as one of our biggest competitors,” Mark Zuckerberg has said. “iMessage is …
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How To Delete Your WhatsApp Account If You Don’t Want To Be Held Hostage To Arm Twisting Tactics
The WhatsApp privacy policy debacle just doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. The latest from the Facebook -owned WhatsApp is that while they won’t rudely delete your WhatsApp account if you don’t …
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Best Free iOS Apps and Games of the Week: Onrise, PowerToYou, DualGram and More!
Looking for the best free iOS apps & games to level up your productvity, photography or customization? Well, then you’re in for a treat!
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