(EC ruling at p. 22). In other words, “the App Store isn’t more secure than the web just because you say it is.” Apple has until June 22 to bring the App Store into compliance with the EC’s ruling or ...

Following a similar 2023 investigation, Google updated the Play Store to reflect EU laws better. It added disclosures on consumer rights and abilities, locations and obligations of app providers ...

Apple (AAPL) has implemented major changes for its iOS and iPadOS users within the European Union. The company will enable users to remove certain pre-installed apps, including the App Store ...

Apple has ‘very serious’ non-compliance issues with key EU digital law, Margrethe Vestager says By Thomas Barrabi Published June 18, 2024, 1:21 p.m. ET ...

Meta and Microsoft are not about to just let Apple get away with "malicious compliance." According to a new report from the Financial Times, two of the biggest critics of Apple's new App Store ...

What Apple has done At the very end of the 60 days the EU gave Apple, the company announced App Store changes regarding developer fees and the perennial issue of anti-steering.

The app then passes a quick notarization scan meant to weed out malware. Apple notes that off-store downloads work only inside the EU, and disappear if you stay outside the bloc for more than 30 days.

In March, the European Commission found that the Play Store prevents app developers from directing consumers to alternative purchasing channels, limiting their ability to offer better deals outside of ...

Earn revenue from paid apps,in-app purchases, or advertising. Are registered for VAT in the EU. Develop their app professionally rather than as a hobby. Apple’s broader compliance efforts ...

EU Opens Non-Compliance Investigations into Apple, Meta, and Google Monday March 25, 2024 4:10 am PDT by Tim Hardwick ...

And while Apple does not say how much each part of its business makes specifically, the App Store is a key part of its services division which earned a combined $22 billion in its most recent quarter.