After weeks of drama, Apple has finally decided to reinstate Epic Games’ developer account in Sweden. Under the European Union’s (EU) new antitrust regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), this account will allow the game maker to offer a competing app store on iPhones in Europe. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney took to social media…
Soon after Apple terminated the developer account of Epic Games, the European Union (EU) took matters into its own hands and asked Apple to provide “further explanation” on its decision. The EU is probing Apple’s decision for potential violations of three key regulations. Epic, known for developing the popular game Fortnite, planned to launch its…
Fortnite maker Epic Games announced it plans to launch the Epic Games Store on the iPhone and for that it secured Epic Games Sweden AB a developer account. This means that the users will be able to let users download Fortnite on iPhones again. But Apple has now terminated that account, leaving Epic Games’ plans…
In a long-awaited move, Google has announced a set of changes to its products and services in the European Unionaiming to comply with the landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA). The tech giant’s adjustments, unveiled today, span search results, Android devices, advertisingand app development policies, promising to shake up the digital landscape for users and businesses…
Apple has instructed its customer support staff to avoid speculating whether the company will expand iPhone sideloading capabilities beyond the European Union (EU). This comes ahead of the release of iOS 17.4, which will enable sideloading in EU countries to comply with new regulations.In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman…
Apple will open up the iPhone to sideloading, allowing third-party app storesfrom March 7 when the Digital Markets Act (DMA) kicks in. It is important to note that this change will only happen in the 27 nations of the European Union (I). Apple App Store head Phil Schiller has already warned about sideloading risks on…
Setapp is one of the first third-party iOS app stores to go live in the European Union as the Digital Markets Act goes into effect later in March. MacPaw announced a beta version of its Setapp, an alternative app marketplace, which is set to launch in the EU next month, i.e., April.MacPaw’s announcement comes ahead…
The European Union has taken initial steps to investigate Apple’s decision to discontinue support for web apps in the EUreported the Financial Times. The European Commission has sent inquiries to Apple and app developers to assess the impacts of the move, which goes into effect in March. “We are indeed looking at the compliance packages…
Epic Games has announced that Fortnite is coming back on iPhones, as a result of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will go into effect on March 7. The video game company said that it will offer both the game and the Epic Games Store on mobile in the European region.“We’ve received our Apple Developer…
The European Union’s Digital Markets Act goes into effect next month, and Apple has announced changes to the App Store and iPhone in the European Union to comply with upcoming regulations. The Act requires gatekeepers, which includes Apple and others – Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon – to adorn competition in the industry by opening…
