The EC says it got notification from Apple that Apple Ads and Apple Maps likely meet DMA thresholds; Apple says the services should not be called “gatekeepers”
EU To Decide On Gatekeeper Label Bluesky: @gateklons : 🤔🤔🤔 — If the past is any indication, I think Apple succeeds with the rebuttal on both, at least for now. Ads may be a bit more important given...
Apple overhauls EU App Store to comply with DMA: developers can push offers and alt payments, and the Core Technology Fee will be swapped for tiered commission
• developers can now link to promotions beyond their website without limits on URLs or UI — • users can now opt out of seeing the “scare sheet” that warns users about purchasing items outside the Ap...
Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in the UK after the government ordered it to build a backdoor, something the company says it will never do
Better no security than a false sense of one. Ari Cohn / @aricohn.com : Apple's UK user data is now more vulnerable. It's not Apple's fault; they're PROTECTING users by not giving a false sense of se...
In a rare move, Apple publishes a statement and a support document listing all ByteDance apps inaccessible in the US alongside TikTok, including Lemon8 and Lark
So even though we banned TikTok, ostensibly for security reasons, we end up creating an even bigger security problem when millions of people install some app that can read and modify all traffic. Dare...
Patreon says it has begun a migration process to move all creators to Apple's subscription billing by November 2025, after Apple threatened to remove the app
Apple has threatened to remove crowdfunding app Patreon from the App Store if creators continue to use unsupported third-party billing options …
Apple debuts new rules and fees for apps in the EU that link to the web for purchases, including allowing links to any website, and removes other restrictions
Honestly, if you can remember all of the various rules and fees for the EU App Store, I commend you. That's impressive. — RE: https://www.threads.net/... Mastodon: Kyle Howells / @iKyle@mastodon.so...
AltStore PAL now offers third-party iOS apps in the EU, starting with two torrenting apps, a social discovery app for dating, and a PC emulator
but also want to go outside and touch grass — this app's for you! Remotely control qBittorrent on your PC's high-speed home network, even when halfway across the globe 🌎 https://github.com/... @altst...
Apple will withhold the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and more in the EU this year, citing concerns about DMA's interoperability requirements
After the news broke yesterday - on a Friday afternoon, no less … Lloyd Coombes / iMore : Apple's biggest iOS 18 and macOS features, including Apple intelligence, won't come to the EU this year becaus...
Apple will withhold the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and more in the EU this year, citing concerns about DMA's interoperability requirements
After the news broke yesterday - on a Friday afternoon, no less … Aastha / Sam Lover : Samsung Galaxy AI Stands Alone as Apple Intelligence Lacks Presence in Europe Maximilian Schreiner / The Decoder ...
Developers say Apple is denying or delaying notarization of iOS apps, including emulators, for alternative app stores in EU, possibly in violation of DMA rules
https://litchie.com/... #retrogaming @eduo@mastodon.social : @atpfm I noticed you discussed UTM being rejected not only from the App Store but from all “marketplaces” (which theoretically was not sup...