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Big Tech and 'sideloading' debate; IT firms fear security, privacy breaches

Sideloading is a way for app developers to load their applications without going through formal stores such as Google Play for Android phones or the Apple App Store for iPhones

Apple to allow alternative app stores on iPhones in European Union

Move in response to law that applies to tech firms having $80-bn value

Will make phones if Apple, Google remove Twitter from app stores: Elon Musk

Twitter is now facing a close scrutiny by both Apple and Google app stores and Musk is worried that the micro-blogging platform can get removed from the app stores

Indian developers benefit from Android, Play: Google on CCI penalty

Tech giant was yesterday ordered to pay Rs 937 cr as penalty for abusing dominant position of its app store

Smartphone storage space is the new turf war for mobile game makers

The most common workaround from game studios is to put only a basic installer in app stores, which then downloads further game assets once the player starts

Apple Inc issues new app store guidelines for crypto and NFT payments

Apple Inc. updated its App Store guidelines Monday with new and clearer language explaining its policy toward cryptocurrency trading and non-fungible tokens

Facebook losing its grip as 'Top 10' app on US App Store, says report

Meta-owned Facebook has been struggling to maintain its position among the Top 10 apps on the US App Store this year, says a new report

Raksha Bandhan 2022: 10 safety apps to suggest your siblings to download

Women's safety and security is a crucial concern everywhere in the world. This Raksha Bandhan, we bring a list of 10 safety apps that you can advise your siblings to download

Apple stopped $1.5 bn in fraudulent transactions on App Store in 2021

Apple protected customers from more than $1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions on the App Store in 2021, the company has informed.

Apple resolves issues with App Store, Apple Music that affected users

The App Store outage largely affected iPad users and they also had issues with playing music, accessing their profiles, viewing lyrics and more on Apple Music

Google unveils its 'Switch to Android' app for iPhone users in the US

Tech giant Google has quietly launched its most awaited 'Switch to Android' app on the App Store in some countries, including the US.

Tesla reportedly planning to launch its own in-car App Store

Even as Musk backs Epic Games and calls Apple's App Store, 'a de facto global tax', it's said that Tesla is working on its own rival, reports AppleInsider

US Senate panel to debate a bill that aims to rein in app stores

Some lawmakers say app stores exert too much market control, including Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google

US appeals court pauses antitrust orders against Apple App Store

The ruling is a significant victory for the iPhone maker as it fights a broad challenge by Epic Games Inc. to its domination of the $142 billion mobile-app distribution market

US appeals court pauses antitrust orders against Apple App Store

Apple shares were up 1.8% in late trading, though most of the rise took place before the court issued its order

Apple can't delay costly court-ordered app store change beyond December

Apple said it will ask the federal appeals court in San Francisco to put Gonzales Rogers's order on hold

Apple deleting in-app buy clause a welcome move: Digital start-ups

This comes as a major victory for the developer and start-up community who have been vocal against the restrictive and anti-competitive practices of the two big firms

What are in-app purchases? Are free apps really free

Often, we see an app listed as free on App Store or Google Play has something called in-app purchases. What are these in-app purchases? Are they essential or incremental to UI? Here's an explainer

Monopoly power

Global digital ecosystem should be made competitive

Apple privacy tweaks create windfall for its own advert biz: Report

The in-house business, called Search Ads, offers sponsored slots in the App Store that appear at the top of search results