Apple has responded to Epic’s opposition to its request to pause lower-court proceedings over App Store commissions while the Supreme Court reviews part of the case. Here’s what that means.
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Epic has submitted its opposition to Apple’s latest request to pause lower-court App Store commission proceedings while the Supreme Court reviews part of the case. Here are the details.
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Apple must continue to carry out age verification of iPhone users in Texas after the Supreme Court denied a request to pause enforcement of the law.
The iPhone maker strongly opposed the law, with Tim Cook going as far as to personally lobby state Governor Greg Abbott …
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Apple and Epic Games have agreed to ask the court to temporarily postpone key deadlines in their long-running App Store dispute while Apple seeks to pause the proceedings until the Supreme Court rules on its appeal. Here are the details.
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Britain’s antitrust regulator has proposed forcing Apple to allow developers to link to third-party payment options to purchase apps and subscriptions outside of the App Store.
The proposal would specifically ban Apple from using the same forms of “malicious compliance” it has tried in both the US and EU …
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Following the removal of several apps developed by state-controlled tech company VK from the App Store, the Kremlin is now demanding an explanation from Apple. Here are the details.
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A group of 48 Chinese developers is asking regulators to investigate Apple over what it describes as unfairly high App Store fees and restrictive distribution rules. Here are the details.
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Following Apple’s announcement that developers will be able to distribute apps through alternative marketplaces and use alternative payment methods in Brazil, Epic Games and the Coalition for App Fairness criticized the company’s new terms. Here are the details.
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Starting today, app developers will be able to distribute apps through alternative app marketplaces in Brazil, as part of a broader set of changes to the app distribution and payment rules in the country. Here are all the details.
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Apple recently introduced Personalized Collections in the App Store, which provides users with individually tailored recommendations for new apps they might enjoy.
Two security researchers have highlighted the extremely extensive analytics data the company is capturing in order to compile these recommendations, logging every tap you make …
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A Brazilian court has ordered Apple and several other companies to pay nearly $60 million over loot boxes in games accessible to minors. Here are the details.
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Vibe coding has shaken the App Store. As stated at WWDC, over 1000 apps are being submitted every hour. Apps can be built substantially faster now – creating a flood of submissions. This is a bit of an issue when there’s only one true method of distributing apps on iPhone, at least in most of the world.
Apple recently introduced a higher review bar for App Store submissions, and while that’s certainly a step in the right direction – I don’t think it’s a full solution.
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Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines with new language targeting apps that it says “do not add value to the App Store.” Here are the details.
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Earlier this year, Apple launched a new subscription option on the App Store: monthly plans with 12-month commitments. Now this week at WWDC, Apple has introduced another new subscription option: bundles for app subscriptions from multiple developers.
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Update: The app appears to have been removed two hours after our story was published.
The third most popular free iPhone app in the U.S. App Store today is a mysterious productivity app that’s only available in Russian. That’s a pretty obvious red flag that something isn’t quite what it seems.
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Apple has just published a new study from economists at Analysis Group that says $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales was generated by the App Store ecosystem in 2025. Here are the details.
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Starting tomorrow, June 4, app developers will have to comply with several App Store age assurance requirements tied to new Apple Accounts in Texas. Here are the details.
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Apple today marked the fifth graduating class from its Detroit Developer Academy with a new feature highlighting local app makers who have used the program over the years to build apps, businesses, and community projects. Here are the details.
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RevenueCat has published part two of its State of Subscription Apps 2026 report, with new insights into how likely users are to cancel or renew their subscriptions, based on region, subscription plan, and the app’s overall pricing strategy. Here are the details.
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Apple alerted developers today to upcoming age rating changes that will affect how apps are classified on the App Store in Australia and Vietnam. Here are the details.
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Ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference next month, Apple has shared an update on how the App Store serves users and developers alike with numerous protections.
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Apple has added a new setting on iOS 26.5 that lets Brazilian users select their preferred app marketplace other than the App Store. Here are the details.
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According to a new report from Forbes, the Department of Justice is demanding Apple, Amazon, and Google hand over “identities, addresses, and purchase histories” of more than 100,000 users of a “car tinkering app” called EZ Lynk.
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All’s well that ends well in App Store review controversies. Back in March, a major agentic coding company made news when Apple reportedly pushed back on new versions of its iPhone app.
Two months later, the head of the company says they “worked things out with Apple,” and they have a big new app update to show for it.
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