Apple has made some changes to its policies around app distribution in the European Union (EU) to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The changes were made in response to feedback the firm received about its previously updated terms for app distribution in...
Japan is looking to boost competition among app stores and payments. A government panel released a report Friday (June 16) saying that app store operators should not be able to force software developers to use a particular payment system, and that suppliers of operating systems...
Developers may soon be able to offer links enabling payments outside Apple’s App Store. A United States appeals court upheld an earlier ruling in a case that said Apple can no longer prohibit such links, which developers want to use to avoid paying sales commissions...
Google says an Indian antitrust order will hinder the Android ecosystem. The company told the Indian Supreme Court that the antitrust order will slow the ecosystem’s growth in the country by requiring Google to modify its contracts, its license agreements and its arrangements with a...
April 10, 2024
Amazon will stop paying developers to create applications — called Skills — for its voice assistant Alexa. This will end an offering that has been available to developers since 2017 and aimed to build an app store for Alexa, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 10). Amazon spokesperson Lauren Raemhild said in the report that the program […]
March 06, 2024
Apple has made some changes to its policies around app distribution in the European Union (EU) to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The changes were made in...
June 18, 2023
Japan is looking to boost competition among app stores and payments. A government panel released a report Friday (June 16) saying that app store operators should not be able to...
April 24, 2023
Developers may soon be able to offer links enabling payments outside Apple’s App Store. A United States appeals court upheld an earlier ruling in a case that said Apple can...
