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Apple could open iPhone satellite features to third-party apps

Apple reportedly plans to expand the iPhone‘s satellite connectivity capabilities beyond emergency calling and texting. It is working on a framework to enable third-party apps to use satellite ... Read More

Apple May Soon Be Forced to Open iPhones to Other App Stores

UK regulators are pushing Apple to open iPhones to third-party app stores. Here’s what this means for users, developers, and the future of mobile apps. Rukayat Badmus Follow For years, Apple has kept ... Read More

Apple just got partial App Store vindication from a very unlikely source

Apple has been under fire from legislators for its App Store practices for years. But while it’s been forced to make iPhone changes in the EU and the US might soon follow, Google is now trending the ... Read More

Torrent app removal proves that third-party app stores will not be free of Apple control

Apple has blocked a torrenting app that is on a rival to its own App Store, meaning that the company can still dictate what apps are being sold. Despite all of the noise about rival app stores being ... Read More

Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’

Apple updates its App Store rules to restrict apps from sharing personal data with third-party AI without disclosure and explicit permission. Read More

Apple may soon make it easier for iPhone users to upload photos to third-party apps

Apple is expected to address an issue iPhone users face when uploading photos to third-party apps with the upcoming iOS 26.1 update. Once this update is rolled out, users will no longer need to keep ... Read More