The App Store has been populated with retro game emulators since the relaxation of Apple's policy. After a bunch of emulators, the popular PlayStation Portable emulator PPSSPP is live on the App Store
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RetroArch, a versatile emulator frontend is now available on the App Store for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The best thing is that it lets you play games from multiple gaming consoles.
Apple kicked out over 374 million user accounts for fraud and abuse on the App Store. As per its latest fraud prevention report, it also averted $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions.
Anthropic has launched a dedicated app for Claude on the App Store for iPhone devices. The app allows users to sync their chats with the web version as well as upload images for image analysis.
Following Apple's relaxation in App Store policy to allow retro game emulators, a popular emulator, Delta, after debuting for iPhones, has announced that it is all set for iPad debut.
Finally, Google is rolling out a Play Store update that lets you download two applications at once on your Android phone. Sadly, you still can't update two apps simultaneously from the Play Store.
Apple has rejected Spotify's latest iOS app update in the European Union. The update included pricing information and subscription options for payments outside the iPhone app. Spotify isn't happy.
Multi-platform emulator Provenance has confirmed the release of its app on the App Store after Apple eased the App Store restrictions to allow retro game emulators for its platforms.
After Apple opened the doors for game emulators to be published in the App Store, the Game Boy emulator iGBA is now available for iPhone. It lets you download game ROM from the web and play.
After Apple opened the gates for emulators in the App Store, the popular Android emulator PPSSPP is officially targeting its App Store debut this year. It still needs Apple's help to launch it.
Apple has eased the App Store restrictions and now officially allows retro game emulators to offer downloadable games. However, Apple emphasizes that games should adhere to all relevant laws.
Epic Games says its previously announced plans to launch an iOS version of the Epic Games Store is now on hold because Apple has terminated its previously approved developer account.
Apple Sports is now available to download from the App Store on iPhone if you're in the US, UK, or Canada. You can see scores, upcoming games, play-by-play information, team stats, and more.
While the App Store changes allow for cloud gaming services on iOS, Microsoft says Xbox Cloud Gaming won't be available yet because it can't be monetized through in-app purchases or web apps.
Apple has published detailed information about iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 usage stats. According to the latest data, 66% of all iPhones run iOS 17, while iPadOS 17 is installed on 53% of all iPads.
Sarah Bond, Microsoft's Xbox President, offered some brief thoughts on Apple's recent app store rules for the EU, calling them "a step in the wrong direction", and hope it will "listen to feedback"
Apple has relaxed its App Store policies, which will now allow apps like Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce NOW to be made available for the company's iPhone and iPad.
Thanks to the EU's new Digital Markets Act, iPhone users in Europe will soon be able to download apps from third-party stores and directly from developers. New safeguards have also been put in place.
505 Games has announced that the Death Stranding Director's Cut will launch on the App Store on January 30 for select iPhone and Mac models. Pre-orders officially begin today with a 50% discount.
Iowa's Attorney General is taking legal action against TikTok for having an incorrect age rating on stores such as Google Play Store which exposes young audiences to inappropriate content.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says it will take Apple back to court to fight over Apple's new policies that will force iOS App Store developers to send a cut of their web payment revenues to Apple.
The US Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal request from Epic Games against Apple for a lower court ruling that found Apple's App Store policies were not in violation of US antitrust laws.
Reports are surfacing that iPhone users in the EU will be able to download and install apps from third party app stores starting from early 2024, in order to comply with Euoprean regulations.
Apple has been building search engine technology into its products under the codename Pegasus. It's reportedly coming to the App Store soon and could be used as leverage against Google.
Indian digital payments company PhonePe has announced a new Android app store to compete against Google Play. Indus Appstore will offer a localized experience in 12 different Indian languages.
Elon Musk urges Apple CEO Tim Cook to adjust App Store's 30% commission on in-app purchases. Twitter changed its revenue-sharing model for subscriptions, prompting Musk's call for reform.
Apple is facing a $1 billion class action lawsuit from over 1,500 app developers in the UK over its App Store fees. The lawsuit alleges that Apple's 15-30% commission constitutes abusive pricing.
The FreeStyle LibreLink diabetes app has been pulled from the App Store in the UK after a bad update. If your install is broken, there's a way to restore the app from the App Store purchases section.
Apple's 2022 App Store Transparency Report has shown that the Chinese Communist Party submitted the bulk of app takedown demands during 2022. Most of the targeted apps were commercial games.
Apple has published a report that claims it prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions and rejected nearly 1.7 million submissions for not meeting the App Store standards.
A new study by Analysis Group shows that small developers on the App Store managed to increase their revenues by 71 per cent between 2020 and 2022. This was a larger increase than big developers saw.
After years of anticipation, iPad users are finally getting the much-requested Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro apps. The software is coming to the App Store on May 23, 2023, and will cost $4.99/mo.
New data released by Apple reveals that more than 100 million users in Europe visit the iPhone App Store every month. The data is released in compliance with the EU's Digital Service Act.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an earlier court ruling that Apple did not violate anti-trust laws by banning third-party app stores on its iOS devices, but Epic did win one count.
Following the recent SwiftKey update for Android, Microsoft has released a new version of its keyboard for iOS users. The latest version lets you customize the toolbar and remove the Bing button.
In 2021, Apple acquired a classical music streaming service and planned to release a dedicated app for the genre. Now, it has come out with Apple Music Classical with over 5 million classical tracks.
Apple has reportedly blocked an update to Blix' BlueMail app due to an integration with ChatGPT. Apple wants a higher age rating or content filtering if BlueMail wants to add this functionality.
Apple has launched the peer group benchmarks for its App Analytics service for developers. It hopes that this tool will help developers further refine their apps to reach more customers.
iPhone and iPad users can download a new update for the Microsoft Translator app. Version 23.2.1 brings a redesigned user interface, improved backend, and expanded language support.
The recent news that Microsoft will be adding OpenAI technology to Bing and Edge have caused both apps to surge up the App Store charts, with a tenfold increase in downloads for Bing itself.