38 posts tagged ‘App Store’
Disney+ and Hulu Drop IAP
mjtsai,
Juli Clover: The change was noted on Reddit over the weekend, and there are details on the Disney+ and Hulu websites. Both the Disney+ and Hulu websites say that new and returning subscribers cannot sign up for and pay through Apple, but existing Apple-billed subscribers are not affected. […] Eliminating the in-app purchase fees paid […]
TouchArcade Is Shutting Down
Jared Nelson (Hacker News): Many of you who have followed TouchArcade for a long time are well aware that we’ve had financial troubles for many years now, and to be frank I think it’s a miracle that we’ve been able to last as long as we have. The truth of the matter is that a […]
Click-to-Cancel
Thomas Claburn (MacRumors): The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a final “click-to-cancel” rule that aims to simplify the process of ending unwanted subscriptions to products and services.[…]“Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription,” said FTC Chair Lina Khan in a statement. “The FTC’s rule will end […]
Here Are All the Apps You Will and Won’t Get on the Vision Pro
Gizmodo,
Those diving into Apple’s new mixed reality headset might be missing a few of their favorite apps as they navigate the Cupertino company’s new “spatial” environment. Pre-orders for the Vision Pro go live Friday, but if you’re considering dropping $3,500 on this big-budget headset, you should know what kinds of virtual… Read more...
StoreKit Purchase Link Entitlement for United States
Apple: Starting today, because of a recent United States Court decision, App Store Review Guideline 3.1.1 has been updated to introduce the StoreKit Purchase Link Entitlement (US), which allows apps that offer in-app purchases in the iOS or iPadOS App Store on the United States storefront the ability to include a link to the developer’s […]
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apple v. Epic Case
Hartley Charlton (Hacker News): The United States Supreme Court today declined to hear separate requests from both Apple and Epic Games in their long-standing lawsuit against each other with regards to App Store rules.[…]As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision today, the previous rulings stand and Apple is able to continue to disallow third-party […]
A Change to Apple's App Store Is Pissing Off Developers
After a years-long legal battle, Apple is finally opening up its App Store to external payment processors—although there will be a stiff cost for app developers who want to cash in on that new opportunity. Read more...
Unity Store Bans VLC
Martin Finkel (via Hacker News): After months of slow back-and-forth over email trying to find a compromise, including offering to exclude LGPL code from the assets, Unity basically told us we were not welcome back to their Store, ever. Even if we were to remove all LGPL code from the Unity package. Where it gets […]