Apple has a set of guidelines and rules for submitting and distributing apps in its App Store, but sometimes the company's control of the digital storefront has not gone over well with developers and legislators alike.
The App Store's review guidelines have been a point of contention for a long time. And while Apple has made changes over the years, aiming to make the whole experience better (as a whole) for (most) developers, there are still issues. This summer will add a couple of changes for devs that might help.
It has been quite the rollercoaster for Basecamp and the developers' new email app "Hey", and now, just hours before the special event keynote that will kick off this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, there's a bit of good news.
Apple has been causing quite a bit of a stir over the last week or so, with App Store reviewers deciding that an email app has run afoul of the digital storefront's rules and, as a result, have blocked future updates unless some specific changes are made.
Apple is not a stranger to antitrust cases brought against it, and it's certainly not deaf to the complaints of developers, both part of small companies and larger entities. Which is good, because neither one of those things are going away anytime soon, it seems.
If you've been keeping tabs on new email apps, you've probably noticed a new one from the developers behind the popular Basecamp called "HEY". While things started off well, the devs have run into some choppy water since the app's official debut.
Quietly, Apple has decided to update the App Store Connect web interface to make it all a bit more mobile-friendly.
Google Meet is Google's videoconferencing software, meant to be a competitive option to the services like Zoom and others. And now Google is making it available in one of its most popular apps.
The App Store is a vital element to Apple's business, due in part because Apple leans into the digital storefront so heavily with all of the apps that are available for its iOS devices. And now the company has revealed just how much it has facilitated commerce growth in 2019.
For some developers outside of the United States, a lingering issue with the Apple Developer Program is preventing them from activating or renewing their subscription.
From time-to-time, companies and developers run afoul of Apple's rules for the App Store, which can mean an app gets removed or blocked from the digital storefront.
Sometimes a clone of a popular app can manage to find some popularity in itself, and that's the case with a new TikTok clone called Zynn, which has shot up to the top of the App Store recently.