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Apple rejects Epic's request to bring Fortnite back to the App Store
In response to Epic's request for reinstatement, Apple says that the company will remain banned "until the district court's judgment becomes final and unappealable."
New tools!
Apple launches new social media marketing tools for app developers
Apple has added new tools that enable developers to easily create custom marketing assets like banners and images for distribution on social media.
The return?
Epic is asking Apple to get Fortnite back on the App Store in Korea
Epic has announced that it has asked Apple to restore its developer account so it can re-release Fortnite on the App Store in Korea.
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Complications on Apple Watch aren't complicated — here's how to add them
Complications are a great way to see a variety of information at a glance — and your favorite third-party apps can have complications of their very own, too. Here's how to set them up.
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Developer pulls Fission from Mac App Store 'beset with issues'
Rogue Amoeba, the developer of popular app Fission, says it is pulling the app from the Mac App Store, which it claims is "beset with issues".
Pretty please
Apple asks people to allow personalized ads when opening iOS 15 App Store
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Apple has begun to ask iOS 15 users for their permission to show personalized ads, with the App Store and Apple News listed as apps that will benefit if they say yes.
Another one
Another App Store antitrust investigation looms in India, says report
India is reportedly planning to launch an antitrust challenge against Apple over its App Store and in-app purchases
Oh wow
Apple to let apps redirect user to sign up for service out of the App Store
The company has announced that it will roll out the change globally in the early months of 2022.
Teeny
The rate of new apps on the Mac App Store is declining
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According to new data from Appfigures, the rate of new apps launching on the Mac App Store has declined between 2020 and 2021.
full support
Epic Games-backed coalition hails new South Korea App Store laws
The Coalition for App Fairness has said that a new law in South Korea is a "momentous step forward in the fight for app fairness."
hitting out
Spotify slams Apple's App Store 'concessions' as a distraction
Spotify has blasted Apple's proposed "concessions" made within its App Store as part of the settlement of a lawsuit with some developers. The company says the move is a distraction and fails to address "the most basic aspects of their anticompetitive and unfair App Store practices."
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Deregister an email or phone number associated with iMessage and FaceTime
There are a number of reasons why you'd do this, so here's how to deregister your email or phone number with iMessage and FaceTime.
Delayed
South Korea delays landmark vote on App Store in-app payments
South Korea has delayed the vote on the Telecommunications Business Act, a new law that would allow third-party payment processing in the App Store.
strong words
Coalition for App Fairness calls Apple's App Store settlement a 'sham'
Apple seeks to settle a 2019 App Store lawsuit but the changes it proposes don't go far enough, according to the Coalition for App Fairness.
Changes
Apple announces sweeping changes to U.S. App Store in favor of developers
Some of the changes include the ability to direct customers to payment methods and subscriptions that exist outside of the App Store.