Apple today introduced several changes to the App Store in Japan to meet the requirements of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) that goes into effect on December 18. The MSCA is similar to ...

Several alternative app stores for iPhones and iPads are already in the works as Apple prepares to open up its iOS ecosystem to third-party software providers under new rules enforced by EU ...

Due to regulatory action, Apple has agreed to allow alternative app stores, third-party payment systems for in-app purchases, ...

The European Union (EU) used the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to force Apple to allow third-party App Store alternatives on the iPhone. The DMA also brings third-party payments and sideloading to the ...

With iOS 17.4 allowing alternative app stores for European users with an iPhone, the first third-party app marketplace has finally debuted. AltStore is the first alternative app store that can be ...

In a post on X, he wrote, “Apple was required to open up iOS to competing stores today, and instead of doing so honestly, ...

Apple’s App store will open up to alternative payments and linkouts in Brazil next year following a settlement between the ...

Companies everywhere can now have their own mobile app stores to sell any and all apps they choose with the launch of YourAppShop (www.yourappshop.com), a platform that offers a viable, robust and ...

Shalom Michaeli, MD, Global Alternative Distribution & Growth at Digital Turbine outlines how the traditional App Store model needs an overhaul that helps developers and consumers alike. In a recent ...

Walmart-backed PhonePe is set to launch its Android app store this week with zero commission for in-app purchases for developers. The app store is based on Indus OS’ tech, a company that PhonePe ...

Although Google may want its Play Store to be the only app store in town, it has some solid competition. Still, Google has the upper hand, as the Google Play Store is pre-installed on almost every ...

To comply with the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA), Apple has announced a set of major changes to the App Store and ...