With the launch of iOS 17.4, Apple’s app ecosystem changes in the European Union have gone into effect. Apple today said that it made some last minute updates to its terms of service after receiving feedback from developers. To distribute apps through an app marketplace, with a reduced fee to Apple, or with an alternative […]
Read MoreSpotify, Epic Games, Deezer, Paddle, and several other developers and EU associations today sent a joint letter to the European Commission to complain about Apple’s “proposed scheme for compliance” with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The 34 companies and associations do not believe Apple’s plans “meet the law’s requirements.” Apple’s changes “disregard both the spirit […]
Read MoreApple today published a whitepaper [PDF] detailing the privacy and security protections that it is implementing in the European Union to keep users as safe as possible while also complying with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act. As a recap, with the upcoming iOS 17.4 update, iPhone users in the European Union will be […]
Read MoreApple representatives met with the U.S. Justice Department last week in a last ditch effort to persuade the agency not to file an antitrust suit against the company, according to Bloomberg. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report states that Apple and its lawyers met with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, who will have […]
Read MoreStarting with the latest iOS 17.4 beta, Apple asks iPhone users in the EU to verify an app’s information before installing it from the App Store. The prompt was spotted by Dimitris Sartzetakis of @iSWUpdates and others. iOS 17.4 will allow iPhone users in the EU to install apps from so-called “alternative app marketplaces,” and […]
Read MoreApple has frustrated another app developer with arbitrary enforcement of its App Store rules, with Insight Timer CEO Christopher Plowman this week taking to LinkedIn and speaking with TechCrunch to complain about a frustrating experience with the App Store review team. Insight Timer is a meditation app that is subscription based. Customers pay $60 per […]
Read MoreIn October 2022, Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines to clarify that sales of “boosted” posts in social media apps must use the App Store’s in-app purchase system. Apple thereby receives up to a 30% cut of these sales. As a result of that clarification, Meta today announced that it will soon charge advertisers […]
Read MoreA vision testing app named “Kimi” with a not-so-hidden pirated movie feature recently made its way past Apple’s review team, ultimately reaching number eight on the list of top free entertainment apps. As reported by The Verge, Kimi’s App Store listing claimed that it was an app that “tests your eyesight,” but when downloaded and […]
Read MoreEU developers can now add alternative app marketplaces to App Store Connect, Apple said today. Apple is also accepting submissions for the Notarization process, which is required for all apps that will be distributed through alternative marketplaces. Apple is making these changes to App Store Connect ahead of the launch of iOS 17.4, an update […]
Read MorePopular password management app LastPass is warning customers about a fraudulent app that uses a similar name and icon to attempt to trick LastPass customers into using the fake app instead of the real app (via Bleeping Computer). The “LassPass Password Manager” app was somehow approved by Apple’s App Store review team, even though it […]
Read MoreiOS 17 is installed on 76 percent of iPhones released in the last four years, according to newly released iOS 17 adoption statistics provided today by Apple. This is the first time that Apple has given us iOS 17 installation numbers since the operating system was released last September. 20 percent of iPhones released in […]
Read MoreImage : Jason Cipriani/ZDNET. Pour se conformer aux nouvelles réglementations européennes, et en particulier au Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple va prochainement autoriser le sideloading dans l’Union européenne (UE). Des magasins d’applications concurrents de l’App Store d’Apple vont donc progressivement apparaître. Parmi les acteurs qui envisagent de créer un app store pour concurrencer celui d’Apple sur […]
Read MoreStarting with iOS 17.4, currently in beta, Apple is allowing alternative app marketplaces on the iPhone in the EU. Apple made this change to comply with new regulations under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which takes full effect next month. In an interview with Fast Company‘s Michael Grothaus published today, Apple’s former marketing chief and […]
Read MoreApple this week announced that developers can sign up to meet with an Apple team member to discuss the changes being made to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union. Developers can request a 30-minute online consultation to ask questions and provide feedback about Apple’s changes. Topics of discussion include alternative distribution […]
Read MoreMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has criticized Apple’s compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulation, which forces Apple to let third-party developers create alternative App Stores and use their own payment systems, amongst other things. Speaking to investors on Thursday during Meta’s Q4 earnings call, Zuckerberg called Apple’s new rules “so onerous” that he […]
Read MoreÀ peine 600 applications ont été spécifiquement conçues pour le Vision Pro, mais comme visionOS dérive d’iPadOS, plus d’un million d’applications sont compatibles avec le casque d’Apple. Juste à temps pour la commercialisation du Vision Pro, qui commencera demain aux États-Unis, les fiches de ces applications commencent à apparaitre dans l’App Store. L’application Musique pour visionOS […]
Read MoreApple n’aime rien tant que de prendre toutes les décisions concernant ses produits. Par exemple, si vous voulez une application sur iPhone, vous n’avez pas d’autre choix que de l’obtenir sur l’Apple App Store. Mais ça, c’était le bon vieux temps pour Apple. Dans l’Union européenne (UE), la Digital Markets Act (DMA), récemment adopté, contraint […]
Read MoreImage : Anadolu/Contributeur/Getty Images. Après un semestre difficile marqué par une baisse de popularité, l’application Threads, qui appartient au groupe Meta, a terminé l’année 2023 en beauté. En décembre dernier, l’application figurait même à la sixième place des applications les plus téléchargées dans le monde. Dans l’Apple App Store, Threads a désormais pris la quatrième place, avec […]
Read MoreApple has announced that it will now allow game-streaming applications on the App Store. It means that brands like Microsoft and Nvidia can finally launch native apps for their cloud gaming services, such as Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now, on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. The new policy applies globally. Up until […]
Read MoreContraint et forcé, Apple a dévoilé le 25 janvier, plusieurs nouveautés qui s’appliqueront aux utilisateurs des 27 Etats-membres de l’Union européenne début mars. Pour se mettre en conformité avec le Digital Markets Act (DMA), la marque à la pomme a dû desserrer l’étau de son écosystème applicatif composé de son système d’exploitation (iOS), de son […]
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