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Japan's new law forces Google and Apple to allow sale of third-party apps

The new law prohibits Apple and Google from restricting third-party companies from selling and operating apps on their platforms beyond their own app stores

Leica Lux for iOS brings Xiaomi's premium imaging features to Apple iPhones

Leica Lux app is free to download through Apple App Store, but there are in-app purchases available to enable access to premium features. Lux Pro subscription plan is priced at Rs 6,900 annually

Apple Inc wins legal battle in Chinese court over App Store fees: Report

Apple is defending its App Store fees on multiple fronts, including a lawsuit at home in the US and challenges in Europe, South Korea and Japan

Apple's 27% App Store fee an attempt to comply with law, senior exec says

Carson Oliver, senior director for business management for the App Store, testified that Apple hired economic consulting firm Analysis Group Inc. to help create a new commission rate for purchases

Apple says it blocked over $1.8bn fraudulent App Store transactions in 2023

In its fourth annual fraud prevention analysis published on May 14, Apple stated that it had terminated around 374 million developers and customer accounts last year over security concerns

Apple iPads could finally get native calculator app in 2024 with iPadOS 18

Unlike the iPhones, the iPads had limited native apps. These include Weather, Compass, Calculator, and more. While Apple incorporated the Weather app in 2022, it is now time for the Calculator app

Britannia NutriChoice launches health monitoring app NutriPlus in India

To mark World Health Day, Britannia plans to make the app accessible to consumers through the Google Play Store and Apple App Store

Explained: Apple to allow apps download on iPhone from websites, but...

Apple is opening up its iPhone ecosystem in the EU, developers will still have to jump over a lot of hurdles to offer apps directly from their website

Apple Music: Soon, you could transfer playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music

Apple is reportedly testing integration of "SongShift" service for importing playlists from other streaming platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music on Android

Started off with 600, Apple Vision Pro now has over 1000 dedicated apps

Total tally now stands at over 1.5 million in the App Store for visionOS that includes iPadOS apps that have been optimised to run on the headset

Vision Pro VR headset to debut with over 600 dedicated apps, says Apple

Apple's chief Tim Cook posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the Vision Pro will launch with more than a million apps, including 600 apps made specifically for it

Most Apple Vision Pro apps to run repurposed iPad versions without redesign

Some developers want to wait to see how successful the Vision Pro headset is before committing to a new application, analysts said

Apple complies with China clampdown on ChatGPT-like apps, removes 100 apps

The list of removed apps from the China App Store has Spark, ChatGAi Plus, and OpenCat. As per the sources, a notice received from Apple says that the apps contain "content that is illegal in China"

App Store developers generated $1.1 trn in total billings, sales in 2022

Developer billings and sales increased by 27 percent between 2019 and 2020; 27 percent between 2020 and 2021; and 29 percent between 2021 and 2022

WhatsApp for Apple iPhone gets companion mode: What is it, how does it work

Announced earlier this year, WhatsApp companion mode allows users to access the same account across multiple devices, primarily phones, without having to logout from the first device

Apple rolls out iOS 16.5 for iPhones: What's new, how-to install, and more

iOS 16.5 is also likely the last update from Apple before the launch of iOS 17, which is expected to debut at the WWDC on June 5

Store marks direct retail foray as Apple eyes bigger India pie

In 2022, Apple launched a $50-million supplier employee development fund to educate suppliers in skill development, rights awareness and other learning opportunities

Microsoft adds AI-powered Bing to SwiftKey keyboard app for Android, iPhone

Microsoft also announced the new versions of its existing integrations across Bing, Skype, Microsoft Start, and Microsoft Edge apps. Below are the details

Like Google, Apple may now be asked by CCI to change app store policy

In December 2021, CCI had initiated a probe into Apple's policies following allegations by Together We Fight Society about its high commission and lack of third party options

Apple to increase App Store prices in UK, other countries on Feb 13

The iPhone maker also announced that the prices in the App Store won't change in Ireland, Luxembourg, Singapore and Zimbabwe, but the proceeds will be updated to reflect the tax adjustments