When Apple introduced privacy labels on the App Store back in December 2020, the company said it would hold itself to the same standard as its developers by providing privacy labels for all its stock apps for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Keeping true to its promise, the tech giant recently launched a webpage listing privacy labels for all its stock apps.
It took long enough, but Google has finally decided to follow along with Apple's own commissions associated with its digital storefront.
It has been almost two years since Spotify lodged an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union. And now, the EU antitrust regulators are preparing to present a charge sheet against Apple, after opening official probes into Apple's business model.
There are fees associated with using not only Apple's App Store, but also Google's option, Google Play. But some folks want to see those fees abolished, and state legislatures in the United States are part of the process. This time around it's Minnesota.
Just like last year, Apple is celebrating not only Women's History Month, but also International Women's Day this year. And, as is par for the course, the company is using the App Store to help with the initiative.
The fact that Apple doesn't manually verify the validity of developer-provided privacy label information has prompted Washington politicians to pen an open letter to CEO boss Tim Cook.
Every once in a while, depending on certain circumstances, Apple adjusts prices for apps in its App Store across the globe. Today marks another change for a handful of areas.
Right now, side-loading apps is not the preferred method for installing apps on iPhones and iPads. At least, not by Apple. The company cites user security as a primary reason for that. However, the Senate in North Dakota may force Apple's hand on the matter.
Apple rarely apologizes for human errors that from time to time happen to its editors tasked with screening the App Store submissions. So it's pretty surprising that the company has apologized to student developer Brendan Ehsom over removing his free Indigenous language app for the iPhone after mistakenly accusing him of dishonest and fraudulent acts.
If you have a PlayStation or Xbox controller that you'd like to use as a remote for your Mac, that's a thing you can do now. That's thanks to a brand new app available today in the Mac App Store.
Apple has a new feature coming soon to iOS, called App Tracking Transparency. It's meant to give more power to the user, letting them choose which apps track them. But at least one VP of a large commission in the European Union wants to make sure Apple treats all apps equally.
Sometime this spring, Apple is going to (finally) roll out one of the biggest additions to iOS 14: App Tracking Transparency. It's been a long time coming, and it's ruffled some feathers. But now it sounds like Google may be eyeballing a similar feature for Android.