Apple is facing the problem of allowing apps that use AI agents in the App Store, and is having internal discussions about how to incorporate them without breaking long-standing App Store guidelines. The App Store includes a lot of AI-coded apps, but Apple is still wary of loosening the leash. …
… Apple will also let developers submit promotional assets for App Review separately from app updates. Developers gain more ways to promote apps, reach customers, and sell subscriptions. Apple is introducing recommendation features that explain why specific apps appear across the App Store. …
… It streamlined how developers could access what App Store data Apple made available, but Apple famously does not release as much as its rivals. …
Protesters are using the WWDC 2026 opening keynote to call attention to so-called "nudify" apps, pushing Apple to remove these apps from its App Store . At the Cupertino Apple Park campus, Apple has welcomed developers and members of the press to watch its WWDC opening keynote. …
… In 2022, Apple removed 540,000 "abandoned" apps from the App Store. In 2016, Apple updated many old apps to display an Apple Watch icon. Apple has made it its business to be very involved in the app update process. …
… Apple had to allow external purchase links within apps installed via the App Store, but it could not charge a fee for these transactions. Apple appealed the ruling in May 2025, and again in August 2025. …
… It reads: "Sales and distribution of digital goods and services can occur through the App Store in the form of paid app downloads and in-app purchases, through linking out to webstores where content is consumed in-app but payments are made outside of the App Store, or through the sale of digital co… …
… Apple& 039;s security effort also extends beyond the App Store. It detected and blocked 28,000 illegitimate apps from pirate storefronts in 2025. This included not only pirated versions of legitimate App Store apps, but also gambling apps, adult content, and malware. …
… There are 16 pieces of artwork, made by 13 artists, and compiled into three videos. {"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"VideoObject","name":"App Store Apple","description":"App Store","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OhOsgjjBUmQ/hqdefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-03-30T03:00:14Z","durat… …
… Vibe coding may require Apple to change how it approaches App Review. It may have to lift the floor for a minimum-viable app similar to how it did when the App Store first launched and fart apps were banned. …
