The third-party app store known as AltStore, one of the first companies to offer an alternative app marketplace in the European Union, is preparing to connect its platform with the open social web ...

Alternative app store Skich has become available on Android following its launch on iOS in the European Union earlier this year. The Android version of the store is currently onboarding developers, ...

Apple today introduced several changes to the App Store in Japan to meet the requirements of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) that goes into effect on December 18. The MSCA is similar to ...

After the EU and Japan, as well as parts of South Korea and the US, Apple must also open up the iPhone in Brazil. Developers ...

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 investigation into supposed anti-competitive practices in the country.

A bill proposed in Florida may bring DMA-like provisions to the United States, forcing Apple to allow alternative app stores, third-party payments, and side loading on iPhones. Apple has been ...

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...

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Apple’s App store will open up to alternative payments and linkouts in Brazil next year following a settlement between the ...

Starting next year, Apple will allow app sideloading and external payment links for users in Brazil, following a local antitrust settlement.

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