… This division accounts for around 25 percent of annual revenue but faces challenges in both the short-term and long-term, as regulators around the world push for changes to App Store policies . Apple has yet to comment on the matter. …
… Apple confirmed in March that it was going to expand its ads outside of the App Store and Apple News apps. …
… AI companies that opt in and add support to their App Store programs will be available to power Apple's AI tools in what the company is internally calling Extensions. …
… Apple started offering more subscriptions under CEO Tim Cook to supplement slowing iPhone sales and a regulatory environment that was less friendly to the company's App Store model. …
… In securing largely favorable outcomes in its lawsuits against Apple and Google , Epic now has a way to point users to its payment system on iOS and Android all the better to avoid app store fees , and its won major concessions that seem poised to reshape how app store economies work.
… Apple has stopped selling its cheapest $599 model of the Mac mini, based on changes to the company's store page spotted by MacRumors . …
… The chatbot-ification of Siri As mentioned earlier, Apple is also rumored to be making some major changes to Siri. …
… "As of April 1, 2026, payment processing is no longer available for purchases made on the App Store or other Apple Media Services in Russia," the company wrote in a support document via 9to5Mac . The change affects all Apple services. …
… Google appears to be trying to split the difference on Android, tightening up what apps can be distributed via verification, while cutting its own Play Store fees and changing its stance towards third-party app stores. …
… It positioned Apple's Macs for a future of App Store software installations, faster internet connectivity, and the rise of streaming media, cloud storage, and the rest. Apple's MacBook Pro and MacBooks eventually followed suit, ditching optical drives in 2012. …
