An interview with Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak on Apple's struggles to ship AI features demoed in 2024 using Siri's “V1 architecture” and its work on a V2
and What's Coming Next Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : Siri snubbed at Apple's WWDC 2025 as AI takes center stage Ben Thompson / Stratechery : Apple's WWDC 2025 marked a strategic retreat from its overam...
Epic Games says that Apple rejected its latest Fortnite submission to the US App Store and the game on iOS will be “offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it”
Game is Blocked in the EU Now, Too Jessica Filby / Dexerto : Fortnite removed from App Store entirely after Apple blocks them in US Michael Tsai : Fortnite “Blocked” — Dominic Preston (MacRumors, Ha...
After Apple's threats, Patreon memberships via its iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% fee from November 2024; creators must switch to subscription billing
if you're paying with iPhone Hamish McKenzie / On Substack : The price of payments — Today, Patreon is in the unenviable position of explaining to creators … Ashley King / Digital Music News : The ‘...
Apple reports Q2 revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, up 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.12B estimated, an all-time record
but Tim Cook still keeps us guessing Mike Robuck / Mobile World Live : Apple posts sluggish iPhone sales in Q2 Peter Kafka / Business Insider : Apple can't tell you iPhone sales are booming, so it's t...
iOS app store AltStore PAL launches in the EU for €1.50/year with two apps: game emulator Delta, which is also live on the App Store, and clipboard manager Clip
but you'll need a controller for the best experience David Nield / TechRadar : The first third-party iOS app store is live in the EU - and another Nintendo emulator just showed up M.G. Siegler / Spygl...
Letter to Epic: Apple's lawyers cite Tim Sweeney's attacks, including an X post, and say Epic is part of a “global effort to undermine or evade Apple's rules”
To understand what just happened, one needs to rewind to the start … Tom Ivan / Video Games Chronicle : EU says it's investigating why Apple terminated Epic's developer account Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo ...
Apple announces support for alternative app stores in the EU, charging no commission but instead an annual €0.50 Core Technology Fee per install per account
including sideloading John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act Siôn Geschwindt / TNW : Apple begrudgingly allows EU customers to use rival ap...
Apple announces a reduced commission structure for apps in the EU, including a 17% commission, or 10% for small developers, plus 3% if the app uses Apple's IAP
Apple's response to the E.U.'s Digital Markets Act has arrived. Juli Clover / MacRumors : Apple will allow third-party apps to use the iPhone's NFC chip in the EU, letting third-party payment services...
Apple plans to allow default third-party browsers, like Chrome, Edge, and Brave, and web engines in the EU with iOS 17.4, prompting Safari users on first launch
https://www.theverge.com/... Alessio Maffeis / @maffeis@mastodon.social : You might not like it, but #WebKit-only iOS is the only thing keeping Google from having complete control over the Web. — It...
SCOTUS refuses to hear Apple's and Epic's appeals, allowing an appeals court ruling that lets app developers steer users to other payment systems take effect
which is that Apple can no longer block in-app links to web-based account management portals — is that Apple (and Google) can still charge a fee on external purchases, as I detail here: https://mobile...