Apple has introduced a new Advanced Commerce API for in-app purchases. Apple has announced its new Advanced Commerce API, designed to provide app developers the ability to manage large catalogs of in-app purchases or subscriptions. The announcement was published on Apple’s developer page, along with the eligibility requirements. The Advanced Commerce API aims to help…
India says Apple has abused its dominant market share of iOS apps The Indian government wants its own state-backed apps to be pre-installed on every iPhone and Android phone, but Apple and Google are expected to refuse. India’s government has a thing about pre-installed apps, having previously told Apple it should let its experts examine…
Apple’s age rating system in the App Store is not doing enough to protect children, a report claims, after a day’s worth of research found a high proportion of apps deemed acceptable to children actually posed a risk. Apple has various systems and mechanisms in place to make the use of an iPhone, iPad,…
App Store Awards – Image credit: Apple Apple has recognized 17 developers as part of the App Store Awards for 2024, with winning apps sparking creativity and creating everyday moments with others. In November, Apple released a list of 45 finalists for the App Store Awards. On Wednesday, it revealed the 17 winners from…
Apple’s visionOS menu system — image credit: Apple In its latest annual developer survey, Setapp reports that almost 50% of developers are uncertain about whether to support the Apple Vision Pro, but 60% are adding AI features. In its 2023 survey, Setapp’s report by its parent company MacPaw claimed that nearly 50% of Mac developers…
Apps in the Space/Time deal The latest Unclutter “Space/Time” bundle is offering 13 Mac apps to clean up your desktop for $74, saving you a stellar $235. Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but you can still get some out-of-this-world deals. With this one from Unclutterapp.com, you can still save a moon-sized…
Coinbase has added Apple Pay support to its Onramp payment feature for third-party apps, making it easier for iPhone owners to buy cryptocurrency from their devices. Coinbase Onramp is a tool for app developers that helps them enable users to buy cryptocurrencies rapidly. It is now supporting Apple Pay as a payment method for…
App Store Award – Image credit: Apple Apple has released the list of app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards, celebrating the best apps in its ecosystem. The App Store Awards is Apple’s annual recognition of apps that offer an exceptional user experience, design, and innovation. On Monday, it released a…
TV Time and the App Store icon Developers of two media-centric apps say Apple is not playing fair with the App Store, especially when it comes to dealing with copyright law. As the controller of the App Store, Apple has a duty to keep the digital marketplace full of engaging apps that don’t break…
The App Store is a powerful digital ecosystem. The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty news app has been removed from the App Store in Russia, in another case of the state mandating what apps are allowed. The move comes less than a month after the Russian authorities had Apple remove Current Time, the independent media service…