Apple Won’t Allow You to Use Third-Party App Stores on iPad: Here’s Why

[ad_1] Apple is set to make some changes to how apps are distributed on its smartphones, ahead of a March 6 deadline before the European Union’s Digital Markets Act regulations go into effect. The iPhone maker is changing how developers can offer applications on iOS, and will allow users in the EU to install apps … Read more

Spotify Calls Apple’s Plan to Comply With EU’s DMA Regulation a ‘Farce’

[ad_1] Spotify said on Friday that Apple’s new plan to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is “a complete and total farce.” From early March, developers will be able to offer alternative app stores on iPhone and opt out of using Apple’s in-app payment system, which charges commissions of up to 30 … Read more

Spotify Will Allow In-App Purchases in Europe via iPhone in March

[ad_1] Spotify users in Europe from March will be able to buy audiobooks and subscription plans from within the music-streaming app as a result of the region’s new competition law for Big Tech, the Swedish company said on Wednesday. The move will help the company avoid Apple’s 30 percent fee for purchases through its App … Read more

US Supreme Court Rejects Appeals From Apple, Epic Over App Store Ruling

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge by Apple to a lower court’s decision requiring changes to certain rules in its lucrative App Store, as the justices shunned the lengthy legal battle between the iPhone maker and Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite. The justices also turned … Read more

Xbox in Talks With Partners to Launch Mobile Store on iOS, Android: Report

[ad_1] Microsoft has reportedly been developing an Xbox mobile storefront that would allow users to bypass Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store and download games off its own application. Earlier this year, Microsoft’s gaming chief Phil Spencer, too, had revealed ahead of the annual Game Developer Conference that the company intended to launch its … Read more

Honkai: Star Rail Is iPhone Game of the Year, AllTrails Named Best App

[ad_1] Apple has announced the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards, listing the 14 best apps and games across different categories. Fitness-focussed hiking and biking app AllTrails has emerged as the best app on iPhone this year, while miHoYo’s latest RPG gacha title Honkai: Star Rail has been named as the iPhone Game of … Read more

Apple Announces 2023 App Store Award Finalists: See the Full List

[ad_1] Apple has announced the 2023 App Store Award finalists. Each year, the App Store’s editorial team select and spotlight some of the best apps across categories on Apple’s Storefront. Apps and games on App Store are recognised for their technical and creative achievements. This year’s App Store Award finalists include over 40 app and … Read more

Apple Offering Bonus to Users in India When Adding Funds to Apple ID

[ad_1] Apple is currently offering a 10 percent bonus to its Indian customers who add money straight from the App Store to their Apple ID. A user’s Apple ID is the username and password that they use to log into all Apple services and it claims to enable seamless device integration. They can access multiple … Read more

Epic’s Bid to Let App Store Order Take Effect in Apple Case Refused

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a setback to Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, in its legal battle against Apple, declining to let a federal judge’s injunction take effect that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its lucrative App Store.  Liberal Justice Elena Kagan, acting … Read more

Epic Games Asks US Supreme Court to Allow App Store Ruling to Take Effect

[ad_1] Epic Games on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to allow a lower court ruling to take effect against Apple that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its App Store. Epic, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, filed a request asking the nation’s highest court to lift a July … Read more