A study commissioned by Apple has highlighted the work of its small developers, amid ongoing questions about the future and fairness of the App Store. Smaller developers – those that earn up to $1 …
Small developers are crushing it on Apple’s App Store with 71% growth in two years
Small developers can access a number of tools and resources from Apple. Here’s how those tools are helping developers to become successful.
Italy’s antitrust agency opens probe into Apple App Store dominance
Italian antitrust agency AGCM has opened an investigation into Apple, alleging that the company disadvantages third-party developers with restrictive policies.
Apple touts revenue growth for App Store small developers as rumors say iOS 17 will enable sideloading
As it battles App Store regulatory pushback around the world, Apple has published the results of a new study from economists at the Analysis Group. According to the study, which was funded by Apple, …
Google’s Pixel Fold announcement makes me hope Apple never folds the iPhone
Google Pixel Fold brings “the guidelines” of what an Android phone should look like – and that makes me hope Apple never folds the iPhone.
iPhone Chip Could Power New Pro Display XDR Features Like Built-In Camera and Software Updates
Apple’s next-generation Pro Display XDR will feature a built-in iPhone chip like the Studio Display to enable new functionality, according …
Apple Supplier Hon Hai’s Profit Misses Despite iPhone Rebound
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported its third consecutive quarterly profit miss, after Apple Inc.’s main assembler succumbed to a persistently weak Android phone market.
WhatsApp is working on a native app for Wear OS
WhatsApp launched a beta version of its app compatible with Google’s smartwatch platform. Folks using WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.23.10.10 will be able to link their Wear OS-based smartwatch.
Elon Musk claims WhatsApp ‘cannot be trusted,’ says encrypted messages coming to Twitter
In the latest face-off between Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Musk slammed Meta-owned WhatsApp for its privacy concerns — then announced that Twitter will be releasing …
Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp
The social network’s new privacy feature is technically flawed, opt-in, and limited in its functionality. All this for just $8 a month.
Whatsapp Is Coming to WearOS
You’ll be able to do a number of key tasks in WhatsApp from your watch, including starting new conversations, take calls, or send voice messages. This is likely a welcome addition for lots of WearOS …
Android smartwatches are getting Spotify’s AI DJ, WhatsApp and updated Google apps
Google is updating Wear OS to bring new features, apps and app experiences to its smartwatch OS platform, the company announced today at its Google I/O developer conference. The features, coming later …
Italy’s antitrust probes Apple for alleged abuse of app market dominance
Italy’s antitrust agency AGCM said on Thursday it had opened a probe into U.S. technology giant Apple for alleged abuse of it dominant position in the apps market.
Google Pixel 7a vs iPhone 13
The Pixel 7a might cost a lot less than the iPhone 13, but it has many features that the iPhone lacks like a fast refresh rate and it might just have the better camera, so which one is actually better …
Google will help Play Store developers build out their listings with generative AI
Google is making generative AI tools available to Play Store developers in an attempt to make it easier for them to build out their app listings. It’s one of a pair of AI-powered features Google is …
Was the iPhone 14 Apple’s biggest disappointment in a decade?
According to an aggregation of online reviews, the iPhone 14 has scored the lowest proportion of five-star reviews since 2017’s iPhone 8, and it’s the first iPhone in a decade to see the percentage of 5-star ratings decline against the previous model (if you’re prepared to test it for yourself,
A Google exec’s jab at Apple about texting issues between iPhones and Android drew cheers and applause at a conference
Google took some time out of its annual developers conference to call out Apple on stage for not adopting RCS, and the crowd ate it up.