Apple says App Store regulatory changes are beginning to affect Services growth Marcus Mendes | Jul 30 2026 - 4:50 pm PT | Jul 30 2026 - 4:50 pm PT During today’s earnings call, Apple CFO Kevan Parekh said the company is beginning to feel the impact of regulatory changes to the App Store business m… …
… Apple has made the back-end changes needed to support card payments under India’s regulatory framework, according to a person familiar with the matter. …
… Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station recently posted a screenshot from a Chinese regulatory database revealing the following battery data. These numbers, if they prove true, show minimal battery changes for iPhone 18 Pro, but a significant increase in battery capacity with iPhone 18 Pro Max. …
… Outside the iPhone, which has already been designed to accommodate the rules , EU battery regulations will require dramatic changes to some of Apple's product designs, or necessitate quite clever solutions. It remains to be seen how something like AirPods might meet the regulatory standard.
… Another concern is that updated apps aren’t being vetted, says Maria Palombini , IEEE SA’s director of health care and life sciences global practice lead. “The original app might have received approval from a regulatory agency, but not the updated version,” Palombini says. “There could have been si… …
… Apple hasn& 039;t been consistent with how it implements such regulatory-based features, like with alternative app stores in the EU versus emulators being available everywhere. There will be more changes on the way for iOS 27 to appease more EU demands, too. …
… In the EU last year, Apple reduced their installation flow from 15 to 6 steps after facing regulatory pressure. …
… And it appears that the Chinese government didn& 039;t authorize the release, as it lacks regulatory approval. …
… Changes are a result of ‘discussions with the Chinese regulator’ As Apple explained in a new post published on its Developer blog, the company will make a few changes “to the China mainland storefront of the App Store on iOS and iPadOS”. …
… Apple pressed on regulatory and age-verification issues Last April, Brazilian officials notified Apple and Google over an alleged lack of age controls in betting apps on their respective app stores. …
