Apple announces support for alternative app stores in the EU, charging no commission but instead an annual €0.50 Core Technology Fee per install per account
including sideloading John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act Siôn Geschwindt / TNW : Apple begrudgingly allows EU customers to use rival ap...
Apple plans to “notarize” iOS apps distributed via third-party app stores; apps will need to meet basic platform requirements, like getting scanned for malware
But Only For EU Users Lawrence Matheson / The Mirror : Apple unveils sweeping plan to allow rival app stores on iPhones in EU Mark Anthony Ramirez / Laptop Mag : Apple launches an alternative marketpl...
Apple plans to charge dating app developers using alternative payment systems a 27% commission in The Netherlands, instead of its usual 30% for in-app purchases
by far — is how disingenuous they are. Time and time again I'm made to wonder which of their core principles are important, and which are just PR. And how fluid the distinction is. Nilay Patel / @reck...
Twitter pauses rolling out access to apply for verification, after admitting that several fake accounts, reportedly part of a botnet, were wrongly verified
raising questions about security (updated) Jon Prosser / FrontPageTech.com : Twitter Pauses Verification, AGAIN, After Verifying Fake Accounts LOL Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : Twitter cites application and re...
Apple and Google launch the Exposure Notification API to the public in updates to iOS and Android; at least three US states are working on apps that use it
but will it help? MacDailyNews : Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing tech launches; 23 countries seek access Paul Sandle / Reuters : Apple and Google still in talks with UK about COVID-19 app techno...
Twitter delays API change that may disable push notifications and auto-refreshing timelines on third-party clients like Tweetbot, promises 90 days change notice
but they may not be able to offer full functionality in the future once the change goes through. http://www.theverge.com/... John Sheehan / @johnsheehan : If @TwitterDev breaks TweetBot, I'm gone. #Br...