Apple’s tightly controlled iPhone ecosystem is about to look very different in Brazil, where regulators have forced the ...

Brazilian regulators have reached a settlement with Apple after a yearslong investigation into the company's App Store fee ...

Apple is set to allow third-party app stores on iOS in Brazil next year after settling with the country’s competition ...

AltStore PAL is the first Apple-approved alternative iOS app store in the EU. Eligible iPhone users can utilize AltStore PAL for a symbolic fee that covers Apple’s CTF. Developers must host their apps ...

Installing a third-party app store is now possible for iPhone owners in the EU – but it’s not exactly a quick-and-easy process. It seems a safe bet that this is a deliberate move on Apple’s part to ...

Apple is introducing alternative app stores and payment options in Japan to comply with a new competition law, while maintaining that platform-level security and child safety controls remain in place.

OpenAI has begun accepting submissions from third-party developers for their apps to be accessible directly in ChatGPT, and has launched a new App Directory (don't call it a "store"!) that can be ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

Meta has revealed more details about how third-party messaging apps can be interoperable with WhatsApp and Messenger. The company is being required to open up its apps to a certain extent to comply ...

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 add several new features for third-party apps, such as the option to create Control Center shortcuts that can be used in the Control Center, added to the Lock Screen, or activated ...

Apple is going to allow iPhone users in Brazil to pay for apps and services outside of the App Store itself, all to settle an ...

OpenAI has opened submissions for third-party apps inside ChatGPT to mark a major step in turning the AI chatbot into a ...