Hacker News with Generative AI: App Stores

Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, iTunes Stores (yahoo.com)
Apple Inc. was notified by the European Union that its geo-blocking practices are potentially in breach of consumer protection rules, adding to the iPhone maker’s regulatory issues in the bloc.

Apple, European Union, Geo-Blocking, Consumer Protection, App Stores

3 points by dmitrygr 9 days ago | 0 comments

Indonesia orders Apple, Google to take down Chinese bargain app Temu (theregister.com)
Indonesia's government last week ordered Apple and Google to remove Chinese e-commerce app Temu from their app stores.

Indonesia, E-commerce, App Stores, Regulation, China

7 points by nobody9999 30 days ago | 3 comments

Bluesky Soars to Top 5 in US App Store After Rival X Changes How Blocks Work (cnet.com)
The social network Bluesky appears to be on its way up. This week, the social media platform moved to No. 5 on the free app section of the US App Store, above TikTok and Instagram. That's up from No. 181 just a week ago, according to TechCrunch, which cites figures from app intelligence firm Appfigures.

Social Media, App Stores, Technology, Competition

5 points by yoelo 33 days ago | 0 comments

Developers Now Required to Share Phone Number and Address on EU App Store (macrumors.com)
Apple today reminded developers that the EU trader requirement in the European Union is now being enforced.

Apple, EU Regulations, App Stores, Developer Privacy, Mobile Development

28 points by amichail 33 days ago | 58 comments

Google Play killed my game and won't tell me why (antiidlereborn.com)
Google Play has “terminated” me – Current situation

Google Play, Mobile Games, Business, App Stores

136 points by xy2_ 41 days ago | 69 comments

The importance of F-Droid, an Android app store (rocket9labs.com)
F-Droid is an app store for Android where only open source applications are available for free.

Android, Open Source, App Stores

90 points by tslocum 51 days ago | 36 comments

Apple removes nearly 60 additional VPNs from its Russian App Store (novayagazeta.eu)
Apple removed nearly 60 additional virtual private network (VPN) apps from its Russia App Store between July and September, significantly more than the 25 acknowledged by the Russian authorities, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Apple Censorship Project, which campaigns for greater transparency from Apple over such moves.

Apple, Censorship, VPN, Russia, App Stores

4 points by oxym0ron 56 days ago | 1 comments

Organic Maps Removed from Play Store Due to "Requirements for Family Program" (fosstodon.org)

Organic Maps, Android, App Stores, Google

43 points by buro9 95 days ago | 6 comments

Epic vs. Google judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down' on Google's app store (theverge.com)

Antitrust, Google, App Stores, Lawsuits

45 points by jnord 97 days ago | 78 comments

Apple adds nearly endless 20 percent fee for developers in latest EU update (theverge.com)

Apple, EU Regulations, Mobile Development, App Stores, Business

46 points by laktak 103 days ago | 49 comments

Apple approves Epic Games Store app for iOS (arstechnica.com)