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Back to news homeApple’s App Store tightens up on user privacy with new rules for app developers
Apple for years has made user privacy a focus for its App Store with rules around data collection, plus requirements around app labeling, anti-tracking measures, and the more private “Sign […]
Apple’s newest feature helps solve App Store billing issues without bugging developers
Apple is introducing a new feature that will reduce the burden on app developers when it comes to solving subscription billing issues. Often, when an app’s subscribers have a payment […]
Bing’s previously unpopular app sees a 10x jump in downloads after Microsoft’s AI news
This week’s news about Microsoft’s plan to add ChatGPT-like capabilities to its search engine Bing has sent its companion mobile app into the App Store’s Top Charts as of Wednesday. […]
This Week in Apps: Temu’s hot streak, Walmart’s m-commerce & an Apple XR App Store
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in […]
App downloads were stagnant in the fourth quarter, new analysis finds
The global app economy slowed for the first time last year, as consumer spending on apps dropped 2% to $167 billion, according to a recent annual report put out by […]
This Week in Apps: ChatGPT app scammers, Instagram revamp and a consumer spending slowdown
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in […]
This Week in Apps: Apple App Store’s new pricing, Twitter app makers shift to Mastodon, debate over Lensa AI
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached […]
Twitter will reportedly charge $11 on iOS for Blue subscription to offset App Store fees
Twitter Blue plan is on halt right now but when it resumes you will have to pay $11 per month if you subscribe from iOS, according to a report from […]
One year later, Apple’s privacy changes helped boost its own ads business, report finds
A new report examing the impact of Apple’s privacy feature, App Tracking Transparency, indicates Apple’s ads business appears to have financially benefitted as a result of the feature’s launch. Now […]