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The App Store is a digital distribution platform by Apple for downloading and updating iOS and other Apple operating system applications.
Apple has revamped its App Store Connect service for developers, allowing for over 100 new metrics to help track in-app purchase trends and more. App Store Connect offers developers more detailed…
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is considering forcing Apple and Google to open their App Stores and allow rival payment systems, exactly like the European Union. In February 2026, the…
Artificial intelligence has helped Apple's human-based App Store Review process prevent over $2.2 billion in fraudulent transactions in 2025. It also rejected more harmful apps than ever before…
An app called Freecash promised to pay users for scrolling through TikTok, and got by App Store review despite really tricking them to play paid games while also harvesting sensitive personal data…
Apple has told UK regulators that the plans to adopt more EU-like measures over the App Store are too restrictive, go beyond promoting competition, and amount to illegal regulation of service…
The controversial 30% App Store commission continues to be attacked by regulators worldwide. China is the latest region with a win, where Apple has pushed the rate down to 25%. Apple'…
Submissions to the App Store have jumped by 84% year-over-year, with the growth of vibe coding believed to be behind the surge. Vibe coding has led to more apps being…
…Hardware aside, the App Store remains available on iOS devices in Russia, and Apple has occasionally complied with app-related requests from Russian authorities. Apple has removed 'undesirable' apps in Russia, but…
Apple Japan has launched a series of TV and social media videos with famous local artists and animators taking the App Store logo on creative journeys. One example of the many new…
A range of seemingly random apps in the App Store have been updated by Apple itself, though nothing has been shared about why, nor have there been changes in the codebases themselves…
