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Apple forced to drastically downgrade iPhone 16 Pro


Apple forced to drastically downgrade iPhone 16 Pro

The new iPhone 16 Pro at the Fonshow in Cupertino, California (Photo by NIC COURY/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images With the introduction of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, Apple has taken the first steps into the next generation of smartphones, but Tim Cook and his team will not be able […]

Apple wants to allow external app stores, but UK users have to wait


Apple wants to allow external app stores, but UK users have to wait

The aim of the EU’s Digital Markets Act is to prevent large platforms such as Apple, Google and Meta from abusing their dominant market position. Photo: Mike Segar/Reuters (Mike Segar / Reuters) Apple (AAPL) is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads to comply with European Union requirements that will come […]

Apple will soon allow some iPhone users to delete the App Store, and there are other important iOS changes


Apple will soon allow some iPhone users to delete the App Store, and there are other important iOS changes

iPhone and iPad users in the European Union will have much more choice when it comes to what apps are on their devices as Apple faces pressure from regulators. Even the seemingly immovable Apple App Store will end up on the chopping block if a user makes that choice, thanks to new Digital Markets Act […]

Apple allows users to delete its most valuable app, the App Store


Apple allows users to delete its most valuable app, the App Store

A screenshot of Apple’s new browser selection screen to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act. Johannes Koetsier Apple will allow iPhone and iPad owners to delete one of its most valuable and valuable offerings, the iOS App Store, by the end of this year. This change will bring Apple into compliance with the European […]

iPhone users in the EU can try these third-party app stores today


iPhone users in the EU can try these third-party app stores today

Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), iPhone users in the European Union can now access third-party app stores. Sarah Perez for TechCrunch:‎ Like Apple’s App Store, alternative app marketplaces provide easy access to a larger world of apps, but instead of apps going through Apple’s app review process, apps on these third-party marketplaces must go […]

Europe is a battleground as Epic challenges Apple’s dominance


Europe is a battleground as Epic challenges Apple’s dominance

Rival app stores. New mobile ecosystems – and the main players in a battle that has been raging for four years remain the same. Epic’s fight against Apple’s app store practices has found a beachhead in Europe, where new laws have redrawn the competitive landscape. The same concerns about app store creation, in-app payments and […]

Apple updates App Store terms to satisfy the European Commission


Apple updates App Store terms to satisfy the European Commission

Apple changes its Digital Markets Act Compliance plan in response to the European CommissionAccusation that the company would harm competition on its AppStore. “We are introducing updated terms that will apply starting this fall to developers with apps on the App Store’s EU storefronts that use the StoreKit External Purchase Link Entitlement,” Apple said in […]

Apple relaxes the rules for external purchase links in the App Store and adjusts the fee structure in the European Union


Apple relaxes the rules for external purchase links in the App Store and adjusts the fee structure in the European Union

Apple on Thursday announced updates to its EU compliance plan for the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The changes give app developers more flexibility to direct users to purchasing options outside the App Store. Apple developers:‎ In response to the European Commission’s announcement in June, we are making the following changes to Apple’s Digital Markets Act […]