App developers in the European Union who choose to opt in to Apple’s new business terms must pay an €0.50 “Core Technology Fee” or CTF for every app install over one million installs, a model that has the potential to bankrupt free or freemium app developers. Apple does not charge for the first one million …
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Month:January 2024
Apple Expands Analytics Available to Developers as Part of App Store Changes
As part of the App Store changes being enabled in Europe, Apple is providing all developers worldwide with updated analytics information. More than 50 new reports are available through the App Store Connect API to help developers analyze their app performance. Some of the new metrics: Engagement – Apple is offering additional insight into the …
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This is How Notarization Will Work for iOS Apps Distributed Through Alternative App Stores
Apps that are distributed through alternative app stores in EU countries will need to submit to a notarization process that’s similar to the notarization process for Mac apps. According to Apple, Notarization applies to all apps, and it is a process focused on privacy, security, and maintaining device integrity. Apple is aiming to ensure that …
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Apple Now Allows Developers to Request Access to Additional iPhone Hardware and Software Features
To comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple has introduced a new request form that allows developers of iOS apps distributed in the EU to request additional interoperability with iPhone hardware and software features. Apple already offers developers more than 250,000 APIs, enabling them to access iPhone features and frameworks such as cameras, microphones, …
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These Are the Countries Where You Can Install Apps Outside of the iOS App Store
Apple today completely overhauled its app system, introducing changes that allow developers to distribute their apps through alternative app stores and use alternative methods of payment in iOS 17.4. Unfortunately, these changes are limited to countries that are in the European Union, and they won’t be implemented worldwide. There are 27 EU countries: Austria, Belgium, …
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Fortnite to Return to iOS in Europe Following App Store Changes
Epic Games plans to bring its Epic Games Store to the iPhone and the iPad under Apple’s new alternative app store policy in the European Union, Epic Games announced today. The Epic Games Store will include popular game Fortnite, which means iPhone and iPad users will be able to install and play the title without …
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Upcoming iPad Pro Could Feature Landscape Face ID Camera
Apple’s upcoming iPad Pro is likely to include a landscape Face ID camera, according to code in iOS 17.4 discovered by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser. “During Face ID setup, iPad needs to be in landscape with the camera at the top of the screen,” reads the code. With the 10th-generation iPad, Apple relocated the front-facing …
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Apple Limiting Alternative App Stores and Payments to EU Due to Malware, Fraud and Scam Risks
In developer documentation outlining systemwide changes to the App Store in the European Union, Apple explains why alternative app stores, alternative payment options, and other updates are being limited to the EU. Apple claims that these changes are introducing notable risks for users and developers, introducing “new avenues for malware, fraud and scams, illicit and …
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Apple Warns That Some Screen Time and Sharing Features Won’t Work With Alternative App Distribution in the EU
Apple in iOS 17.4 will begin allowing apps in the European Union to be distributed through alternative app stores rather than the iOS App Store, but the Cupertino company warns that this means certain features users have come to rely on will not work as they do for standard App Store apps. Restrictions on In-App …
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iOS 17.4 Beta Adds New Emoji: Shaking Head, Lime, Phoenix, Brown Mushroom and More
The iOS 17.4 beta that was released today introduces new emoji characters, which include lime, an edible brown mushroom, a phoenix, a broken chain, shaking head vertically (as in a “yes” nod), and shaking head horizontally (a “no” head shake). Mockup of new emoji via Emojipedia These characters are part of the Unicode 15.1 update …
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