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A new Samba de Amigo game is coming to Apple Arcade this month
Samba de Amigo is coming to Apple Arcade. Sega’s classic maraca-shaking rhythm franchise is seeing a renaissance this year as the new installment arrives on Apple platforms and Nintendo Switch on the same day. A VR port for Meta Quest, announced in early June, is also scheduled to launch sometime this fall.
Apple cracking down on 'fingerprinting' with new App Store API rules
Apple will soon start cracking down on Apps that collect data on users devices in order to track them (aka "fingerprinting").
Spotify stops accepting payments that were set up through Apple's App Store
Spotify is notifying users who were paying for Premium through Apple's App Store that it will no longer be supporting it as a payment method. Users will be moved to Spotify's ad-supported Free tier.
Meta Threads briefly went live earlier than planned
It launches in the US and UK on July 6th.
Apple wants to take the Epic Games case to the Supreme Court
Prior rulings could reduce its App Store profits.
Apple rejected 1,679,694 App Store submissions in 2022
For the first time, Apple has published an App Store transparency report.
Apple wins appeals court ruling against Epic Games
"For the second time in two years, a federal court has ruled that Apple abides by antitrust laws at the state and federal levels," Apple said.
Apple is reportedly working on a health-led journaling app
It would use tracking data to suggest writing topics.
Apple fined $8.5 million in France over targeted App Store ads (updated)
Apple is facing a $8.5 million fine in France for allegedly gathering data for targeted App Store ads without permission.
Apple's revamped App Store pricing allows $0.29 software
App Store developers have new options for pricing their apps and managing foreign exchange rates.
Elon Musk says he and Tim Cook 'resolved the misunderstanding' about Twitter's iOS app
Elon Musk and Tim Cook have apparently made up following a dustup over the status of Twitter’s iOS app.
Elon Musk claims Apple has 'threatened to withhold’ Twitter from the App Store
Elon Musk has taken aim at Apple’s App Store policies amid claims that the company has “threatened to withhold” Twitter from its store.
Apple pulls gambling ads from App Store product pages following backlash
Apple has been getting flak for serving gambling ads within app listings.
Spotify accuses Apple of impeding its fledgling audiobook business
Spotify launched its audiobook business just last month with 300,000 titles, but is now saying that Apple is engaging in "anticompetitive" behavior.
Apple’s App Store will display more ads starting next week
Starting on October 25th, the App Store will begin to display two new categories of ads.
Meta warns 1 million Facebook users who installed password-stealing apps
Meta is warning 1 million Facebook users that their account information may have been compromised by third-party apps from Apple or Google’s stores
Meta cracks down on ad-free Instagram client a day after it launched
A third-party Instagram app, called “The OG App,” which promised an ad-free feed, has been pulled from Apple’s App Store just one day after its launch.
Apple pulls Russia's biggest social media network from the App Store
Russia has removed all iOS apps from VK, the second largest tech company in Russia.
Apple is raising App Store prices across Europe and Asia
The pricing changes will take effect starting on October 5th.
Justice Department officials want to take part in Epic v. Apple appeal
The Department of Justice has asked a US federal judge to participate in the upcoming appeals case between Epic and Apple.