A decade after its launch, the Mac App Store failed to replicate the success of the iOS version, but it did make finding and downloading apps faster and more convenient for macOS users.
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Apple touts $1.8 billion in holiday sales at App Store
Developers have earned more than $200 billion at the App Store since it launched 12 years ago, according to Apple.
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Google will soon tell you exactly how much user data its iPhone apps collect
Google will soon update its iPhone apps with the new privacy labels that tell users how much personal data an application can collect. The new privacy feature caused quite a stir recently.
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Visualized: The terrifying amount of data Facebook Messenger collects compared to Signal, iMessage, and WhatsApp
Facebook mounted a fierce attack on Apple’s new app privacy labels, accusing the company that it’s putting small businesses and the free internet in danger. The new privacy feature informs users …
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App makers explore desperate measures to dodge Apple privacy rules
App developers are exploring surreptitious new forms of user tracking to evade Apple’s new privacy rules, which threaten to upend the mobile advertising industry in the coming months. Early in 2021, …
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The best free iPhone apps of 2021
We’ve rounded up the very best free iPhone apps for you, including photo and video editors, health apps, music players, and much more besides. You’ve got an iPhone, and have ventured into the melee of …
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WhatsApp Soundly Beaten By Apple’s Stunning New iMessage Update
But if you’re one of the hundreds of millions using WhatsApp on an iPhone, you’re in for an unwelcome surprise when you see Apple’s stunning new iMessage update. WhatsApp used to be all about security …
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Apple threatens to remove Amphetamine app for violating app store guidelines, later reverses decision
The Cupertino-giant had informed the developer of Amphetamine that the app would be removed from the Mac App Store for allegedly violating the App Store guidelines.
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How to delete apps on your iPhone
It’s all well and good getting excited about the latest iPhone app and downloading it to your device, but when the novelty has worn off, it’s not obvious to know how to get rid of it. Whether you’re …
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Developer Says Apple Wanted Him To Change App’s Branding Because It ‘Promoted’ Controlled Substances
In Apple’s world, an app can be inappropriate one day, but acceptable the next. That’s what the developer of Amphetamine—an app designed to keep Macs from going to sleep, which is useful in situations …
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Apple removes Vybe Together app used to arrange parties during Covid
Creators of US app claim it was designed to promote small gatherings rather than large parties …
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Apple executes New Year’s Eve apps purge in China
Apple kicked tens of thousands of products off the Chinese version of its App Store on the final day of the year to meet Beijing’s demands. The bulk of them were unlicensed games. But civil rights …
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If you have one of these phones, you can’t use WhatsApp after January 1st
WhatsApp will stop working on older smartphones starting with January 1st, including some iPhone and Android devices. iPhones running iOS 9 or older and Android devices on Android 4.0.3 will not …
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WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from 1 January
A new WhatsApp update will prevent the popular messaging app from 2021. Older Android and iPhone devices will no longer support the latest version of the app, forcing owners to either update their …
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Is WhatsApp going to stop working on your phone in 2021? Here’s what you need to know
WHATSAPP fans have recently been warned that the chat app could stop working on their phone in 2021. However, there’s one important thing Android and iOS users need to know about this alert.
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How to Find Apple Watch Apps
Hello guys in this guide, I am gonna tell you about How to Find Apple Watch Apps. So read this article, step by step so you may understand it in a better way. Guide: How to Find Apple Watch Apps How …
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Evernote sure isn’t making any friends with its Premium upgrade nagging
The cloud-based note-taking app Evernote has been a staple of my mobile … Nadeem Sarwar 16 December 2020 11:48EST Pocketnow Daily: iPhone 13 Leaks: A More NORMAL & Feature-Packed Launch!?
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