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Apple could face hefty fines in the European Union over alleged violations of the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules by June 26, which could mean the company to pay penalties up to 5% of its global revenue for each day of non-compliance under the DMA.

App Store ecosystem powered $1.3 trillion in sales in 2024, claims Apple-backed study

The report, released ahead of Apple’s WWDC 2025, is seen as a strategic reminder of the App Store’s economic clout amid ongoing global scrutiny of its platform policies.

Apple seeks to halt App Store ruling to reinstate payment commissions

A major court ruling recently forced Apple to update its App Store guidelines, allowing developers to link external payment options without any commission. However, the company now seeks to have this decision fully revoked as soon as possible.

Apple loosens App Store rules after court order in legal battle with Epic Games

Apple has now updated its guidelines accordingly, applying the new rules only to the US storefront for now.

Apple App Store in India generated about Rs 45,000 crore in 2024

In 2024 alone, Rs 38,906 crores came from physical goods and services, Rs 3,014 crores from in-app advertising, and Rs 2,527 crores from digital goods and services.

Apple details how it is using AI to summarize App Store reviews

Designed to give users a quick overview of what others think about an app, these summaries are crafted using a multi-step, large language model (LLM) system fine-tuned with LoRA adapters.

Google removes Gemini AI from main Google app on iOS

The California-based tech giant said that the new Gemini app is the best place to use the AI assistant.

Startup founders hail BIS e-commerce guidelines for checking app store dominance

As the Digital Competition Bill faces delays, startup founders say BIS draft e-commerce guidelines are a timely intervention, which will see app stores face scrutiny over anti-competition practices

Apple claims to have blocked $7 billion in fraud on App Store, rejected 1.7 million apps

The Cupertino-based company published its fourth annual fraud prevention analysis in which the company revealed these numbers.

Apple removes apps that could create AI-generated nonconsensual nude images

These ads took users to App Store directly to download the apps. The apps were classified in the category of “art generator” apps.

Telegram CEO believes Apple is the real target of China's crackdown and not WhatsApp or other apps

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has said that the real target of China’s crackdown is actually Apple and not other apps. His argument is that China wants people to switch to Android and use smartphones made by Chinese companies.

Signal, Telegram join WhatsApp as Apple removes these apps from App Store in China

We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree," Apple said on the removal of popular apps in China

PhonePe launches Indus Appstore, a made-in-India rival to Google Play Store

PhonePe's Indus App Store launch comes amid an ongoing standoff between Google and some of the India's top startups and internet firms.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joins fight against Apple, calls new EU App Store policies 'onerous'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has joined Spotify, Microsoft, and Epic Games among others criticising Apple's proposed App Store policies

US Supreme Court snubs Epic Games legal battle with Apple

The justices also decided not to hear Apple's appeal of the same decision, which barred certain App Store rules.

PhonePe’s Indus Appstore onboards real-money gaming apps ahead of public launch

These partnerships are expected to give a major boost to Indus Appstore as the company looks to challenge the dominant Google Play Store in mobile app distribution.

Epic Games appeals in the US Supreme Court to review decision in Apple case

Apple takes a cut of the revenue of the purchases on the App Store, which can go as high as 30 percent

US Supreme Court denies Epic Games appeal in Apple App Store case

In 2021, the lower court ruled in favor of Apple in nine out of ten counts and said that Apple did not hold a monopoly or tried to break federal laws

India court says Google cannot remove Disney app in tussle over in-app charges

Disney's lawsuit is the latest and most high-profile challenge to Google's policy of imposing a "service fee" of 11-26% on in-app payments in India.

Apple to ask US Supreme Court to undo App Store order in Epic Games case

Apple said in a court filing it will ask the justices to take up its appeal of a ruling on Friday by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that kept in place most of the order issued in 2021 by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

Government's mSeva app store gains popularity as call for homegrown alternatives grows

With 1.38 billion people in India, the government sees this as an opportunity to promote platforms like mSeva, as a "trusted, indigenous platform for mobile apps," said Kapil Kant Kamal, joint director in C-DAC.

watchOS app Petey lets you use ChatGPT on your Apple Watch

The app can be downloaded for Rs 399 on Apple's App Store

Apple faces EU charge over App Store rules as regulators narrow case

The European Commission, which acts as the executive for the 27-country European Union, dropped an earlier charge that targeted Apple’s rules which require developers to use its own in-app payment system.

Apple says App Store developers have earned $320 billion to date

Apple said that there were now 900 million paid subscriptions across Apple services

Apple overhauls its App Store pricing structure globally, including India

Apple will provide developers access to 600 new price points, with an additional 100 higher price points available "upon request"