New America

The App Store Accountability Act Continues to Pose Serious Concerns for Our Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Age verification requirements—especially those blocking access to a wide range of speech, as seen in ASAA—undermine Americans' rights.

Google drops 30 percent app store fee. What that means for you.

Google is doing away with its 30 percent fee in the Android App Store, which could potentially ease costs for everyday users.

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how ...

Apple ran a test on the App Store to see if AI could improve search result rankings

Apple researchers ran an A/B test to measure how AI-generated relevance labels would affect App Store search rankings and app downloads.

Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead

By June 30th, Google writes, it will lower most app store fees in the US, UK, and European Economic Area to 20 percent or ...
MacRumors

Apple Starts Letting Developers Add Alternative App Marketplaces to App Store Connect

EU developers can now add alternative app marketplaces to App Store Connect, Apple said today. Apple is also accepting submissions for the Notarization process, which is required for all apps that ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Hidden fees could mean you're paying 15-30 percent more for your apps

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You might be paying 15% to 30% more for the apps you download on your phone due to hidden app fees, an I-Team investigation found. Right now ...