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Apple can avoid new antitrust sanctions in the EU: the European Commission is ready to recognise the controversial App Store rules as permissible despite DMA non-compliance.
Apple has changed the App Store rules in the EU, introducing new fees instead of cancelling old ones. Developers can now use external payment links, but pay 5% CTC. Epic Games called it an infringement of competition.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed the App Store Accountability Act, which will require Apple and Google to check the age of users of the App Store and Play Store.
According to Appfigures, in 2024 alone, Apple received $10.1 billion in commissions from the US segment of the App Store. This explains why the company continues to persist in blocking third-party payment systems and app stores, even despite court decisions.
With the release of iOS 18.4, Apple has added a new feature to the App Store that creates a summary of user reviews of apps and games.
WhatsApp can now be selected as the standard application for calls and messages on the iPhone if users so desire. This is reported by WABetaInfo.
According to Russian IT sources, Apple has suspended access to the Apple Developer Enterprise Programme (ADEP) for developers from Russia.
In the last 2 days, Apple has removed more than 135,000 apps from its App Store in the European Union whose developers did not provide the required information about their trader status. This is due to the entry into force of the European Union's Digital Services Directive (DSA), which in Articles 30 and 31 requires app developers to provide information about their trader status in order to continue distributing apps in the EU.
Apple is introducing tax and pricing changes for apps and in-app purchases on the App Store in a number of countries from 6 February 2025.
Apple may receive the first ever fine in the history of the European Union for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA) this month, Bloomberg reports.
Apple has announced a new feature that allows iPhone users in the EU to uninstall the iOS App Store, along with other built-in applications.
As the official release of iOS 18 approaches, Apple has allowed its new apps and updates to be submitted to the App Store. This news also applies to watchOS 11 and macOS Sequoia, which will be available from 16 September.
The European Commission has officially declared that Apple's App Store policy violates the Digital Markets Act (DMA), especially in the part regulating anti-trust.
A new app, Final Cut Camera, is now available in the App Store as part of the update for the Mac and iPad versions of Final Cut Pro.
Apple is giving developers more control over how their apps are presented in the App Store. With the new feature "Nominations for Display", developers can now submit their apps and updates for consideration by the App Store editorial team.
