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WhatsApp is developing a first-party cloud storage option for chat backups on iPhone, providing users with an alternative to iCloud for the first time, according to app tinkerer WABetaInfo. Code found…
…Apple is relaxing the rules for operating an alternative app marketplace or distributing apps via the web in the European Union. Apple used to require developers to have a one million euro…
…The app stores will be available through the Google Play Store, and Google will charge alternative marketplaces a $5,000 annual access fee. Apps downloaded through alternative stores will still use the…
Google Lowering Play Store Fees and Allowing Alternative Payments Worldwide Wednesday June 24, 2026 3:30 pm PDT by Juli Clover As a result of the lawsuit Epic Games filed against Google…
Apple's New Ad Pitches Safari as a More Private Alternative to Chrome Thursday June 4, 2026 4:24 am PDT by Tim Hardwick Apple has published a new ad to appeal…
…In other words, developers in Brazil will be able to circumvent the App Store and Apple's in-app purchase system, but there are still fees. Alternative app marketplaces will have to…
…Apple is imposing a 9-step install flow for alternative app stores in Brazil. The additional screens were designed to deter users from downloading alternative app stores and preventing competition. In the…
…The group called on the European Commission to open a specification proceeding instructing Apple precisely how it must remove barriers to alternative engines, adding that restricting browser engines allows Apple to limit…
…Next, tap and hold on the Remote app and drag it to your Home Screen. Alternatively, you can find it in the App Library. Alternatively, you can find it in the App…
…The Commission also said that the company had abused its position by preventing developers from directing users to cheaper ways to buy apps and app subscriptions on websites and alternative app stores…