IOS 26 Just Changed App Store Economics And Many Developers Missed It

The companies moving fast treat OS updates as strategic moments. The ones struggling now will struggle with every platform ...

Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results

Apple is testing a new design for App Store search ads on iPhone. Some users on iOS 26.3 are noticing that the blue background around sponsored results is no longer shown, blurring the line between ...

Replit’s AI can build your mobile apps and push them straight to App store

Replit’s new feature generates iOS apps from text prompts, integrates monetization, and streamlines App Store publishing - ...

TikTok restored to Apple App Store and Google Play as ban still looms without a deal

Apple and Google restored TikTok to their app platforms Thursday night. The clock on the reprieve granted by Donald Trump for ...
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Apple Updates App Store Guidelines for PC Emulator Apps

Apple today refreshed its App Store Guidelines created for developers, modifying the emulator rules to include express permission for PC emulators to download games. Guideline 4.7 has been updated to ...

Senators urged Apple and Google to remove Musk’s X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes

Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation practices,” three Democratic senators ...

MacPaw Pulls Plug on Setapp Mobile iOS Store, Citing 'Still-Evolving and Complex Business Terms' for Alternative EU Marketplaces

Ukraine-based developer MacPaw is set to close Setapp Mobile, its alternative app store for iOS devices in the European Union ...

App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B

Mobile game downloads saw a larger decline this year. In 2025, mobile games were downloaded 39.4 billion times, down 8.6% ...