Apple has released a nice update for developers today with App Store Connect on iOS now allowing the creation of multiple TestFlight groups including the ability to configure build access for each …
As it faces more scrutiny, Apple will reduce App Store fees if publishers provide Apple News content
In order to secure the reduction, the publishers will have to apply to a new program Apple is calling the News Partner Program.
Apple will take a smaller cut of in-app fees from publishers who use Apple News
Apple thinks it might have a simple way to attract wary publishers to Apple News — give them a larger slice of app sales. TechCrunch reports that Apple has launched a News Partner Program that lowers …
Apple lowers commissions on in-app purchases for news publishers who participate in Apple News
Apple today is launching a new program that will allow subscription news organizations that participate in the Apple News app and meet certain requirements to lower their commission rate to 15% on …
Watchdog Investigation Finds ‘Major Weaknesses’ in Apple’s App Store Child Safety Measures
The non-profit watchdog group Campaign for Accountability today released a report revealing “major weaknesses” in Apple’s App Store …
Apple App Store loopholes endanger children, claims watchdog
A non-profit watchdog organization claims that Apple isn’t doing enough to protect children from adult content in the App Store, and also refuses to accept responsibility for the failures.
South Korea takes on Apple and Google’s app store system
After the United States and the European Union, South Korea also wants stricter regulations for the app stores of the two technology giants via a new bill. The Moon Jae-in government is targeting …
Apple, Google App Store Models Face New Threat in South Korea
South Korea is poised to become the first country to impose curbs on the lucrative app stores run by Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, setting up a potential showdown with the Biden …
Final vote delayed for Korea’s plan to ban Google and Apple in-app payment rules
As Apple and Google continue to face increasing scrutiny over the rules they set for how third-party apps in their app stores charge for services, a significant development in that story is going down …
South Korea’s parliament is poised to limit Apple and Google’s tight grip on their app stores
The amendment bans app store operators with dominant market positions from forcing payment systems on content providers.
Apple Preparing to Open First Retail Store in Hunan Chinese Province
Apple is preparing to open its first retail store in the Chinese province of Hunan, according to a new official webpage on the company’s …
Apple to open new Apple Store in Hunan Province
A new Apple Store is set to open in the Hunan Province in China, dubbed Apple Changsha. There is currently no word on when the store will open as the official page simply lists that it is “coming soon …
South Korea App Store payment bill final vote delayed until further notice
A South Korean parliamentary committee has voted in favor of preventing big tech from forcing the use their in-app payment systems in App Stores, but it isn’t clear when — or if — the final vote and …
South Korea Lawmakers Back Legislative Action To Curb Google And Apple’s App Store Fees
Both Google and Apple have faced criticism from regulators around the world for forcing mobile app developers to use their proprietary payment systems which charge up to 30% commission.
the app for Windows and macOS will stop working on October 15
A management that until now could be done via the app from the mobile and from the computer … and we say until now, because from October 15, the support for PC is out of the equation . From then on, …
More Trouble Awaits For Google, Apple’s App Store Commissions – Read How?
Google, and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) from requiring software developers to use their payment systems Reuters reported. If the parliament’s legislation and judiciary committee ratify the “Anti-Google …
Apple says South Korea bill to open App Store payments will undermine ‘privacy protections’
South Korea may be close to approving an amendment to its Telecommunications Business Act that would force companies like Apple and Google to allow third-party payment options in their app stores.