Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere

People in the European Union are now allowed to access alternative app stores thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a regulation designed to foster increased competition in the app ecosystem. Like Apple’s App Store,
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Is Apple App Store Down? Users Complain They Can't Download Apps, Access Content on Apps

Friday afternoon saw millions of Apple users suddenly hit with a disruption to some of the company's most critical online services. The iPhone maker's main platforms, such as the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Fitness+, Apple TV+, and Podcasts, were all ...
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How The Apple App Store Changed The Way We Get Software On Our Devices

It's impossible to imagine modern life without smartphone apps, but there's an alternate universe where they never took off. When the idea of an app store for the iPhone was first proposed to him, Steve Jobs shut it down. Known as much for his temperament ...
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Apple’s App Store gets a new web interface

Apple has redesigned the web interface for its App Store, making it actually usable for people who aren’t viewing the store on Apple devices. Before this update, users could see individual pages for apps on the web — which they probably found via a ...

Apple expands age assurance tools as new App Store requirements roll out in several regions

As new App Store restrictions for 18+ apps take effect in select markets, Apple is rolling out new age assurance tools for developers.