IOS 26 Just Changed App Store Economics And Many Developers Missed It

The companies moving fast treat OS updates as strategic moments. The ones struggling now will struggle with every platform ...
The Verge

Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow

Four years after Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store, the game is back on iOS, but only in the EU and only via Epic’s new mobile store. Four years after Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store, ...

Setapp Mobile EU app store, CleanMyMac Business both close down for good

MacPaw's third-party iOS App Store has failed in the EU, and at the same time, the company's mobile device management service ...
TechCrunch

Alternative app store AltStore PAL adds third-party iOS apps in wake of EU Apple ruling

AltStore, an alternative app store, has launched its first batch of third-party iOS apps in the European Union. The rollout comes a few months after the company launched an updated version of its app ...
MacRumors

Apple to Allow Alternative App Stores and More on iOS in Brazil by April

Due to regulatory action, Apple has agreed to allow alternative app stores, third-party payment systems for in-app purchases, and in-app links to external offers on iOS in Brazil, according to legal ...

Microsoft is retiring the Lens scanner app for iOS, Android

Microsoft has started retiring the Microsoft Lens PDF scanner app for Android and iOS devices on Friday, January 9th, with ...