Apple to cut App Store commission rates in China starting March 15 Marcus Mendes | Mar 12 2026 - 6:44 pm PT | Mar 12 2026 - 6:44 pm PT Apple announced tonight that due to regulatory discussions in China, developers will pay lower App Store commission rates starting March 15. …
… Developers have until early 2027 to comply According to a new blog post on Apple’s Developer blog, “the App Store will now display whether an app is a regulated medical device on its product page in the European Economic Area EEA , United Kingdom, or United States.” This requirement applies to apps… …
… The team behind the AltStore point to five features that come along with Fediverse adoption, now live today: Discover apps and sources from our new explore page https://explore.alt.store Developers can opt-in to have their sources federated to explore page View all likes on federated apps, app upda… …
… That alone might be enough to raise a few regulatory eyebrows in a handful of countries, but let’s leave that for another time. …
… For years, Apple has fragmented iOS features and fees by territory, taking regulatory negotiating positions in secret, and intentionally delaying the pursuit of justice … we see this as the beginning of the end of the Apple Tax worldwide … This is a critical moment in the battle against the App Sto… …
… Apple, in turn, has been updating how age ratings work across the App Store to accommodate this regulatory shift, including with the more granular rating system introduced last year, and new age assurance tools that can block users from downloading 18+ apps in certain regions unless they have been … …
… AltStore PAL now available in Brazil Following months of preparations and a years-long regulatory battle in Brazil, Apple has now enabled alternative app marketplaces in the country. …
… Following the announcement of its Q4 2021 fiscal results last week, Apple said in a regulatory filing that its devices compete with PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox as gaming platforms. …
… At the time, the company sent the following statement to 9to5Mac: In order to comply with regulatory demands from CADE, Apple is making changes that will impact iOS apps in Brazil. …
… In their letter to the EU, ACT reportedly also “voiced concerns about virtual assistants, the most well known of which are Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, while OpenAI entered the field last year with a beta feature called Tasks for its AI chatbot ChatGPT.” As Reuters noted, virtual assistants … …