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Threads by Meta loses its top spot on App Store and Play Store to new viral AI photo app
Mehul Das • 2 years agoThreads by Meta has lost its top position on the app charts on both, Google Play Store and Apple App Store. It had one of the longest runs by any app to occupy the top spot on both the platforms, before losing its crown to Remini, an AI photo enhancing app
Government of India to ban three kinds of online games, says Union IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Mehul Das • 2 years agoThe government of India has already made the framework to ban three kinds of games, and will soon be implementing it. Online games will now have to be cleared by certain SROs or Self Regulatory Organisations, within 90 days from the announcement of the regulations
BGMI returns: Why did Centre ban Battlegrounds Mobile India? How is it back?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoPopular battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) was banned after concerns were raised about the app posing a potential cybersecurity threat and links to China's Tencent. But now it is back and gamers are rejoicing
Apple prevented $2 billion worth of fraudulent transactions in 2022 using its App Store policies
Mehul Das • 2 years agoIn a subtle statement against EU, Apple says that its strict policies for App store helped them prevent $2 billion worth of fraudulent transactions. Apple also tried to subtly convey that allowing sideloading of apps will create issues for Apple and its users.
Elon Musk and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to take on Apple and their ‘absurd’ rules for App Store
Mehul Das • 2 years agoElon Musk and Daniel Ek, Spotify's CEO are going after Tim Cook and Apple for Apple's arbitrary rules for the App Store despite charging a hefty fee from app developers and app makers.
Can the US ban TikTok? What are the challenges in blocking the popular app?
• 2 years agoThe Chinese government is known for playing the long game, and data is power, so if it is collecting data, it could take years to learn how it benefits China. If the federal government decides that TikTok should be banned, is it even possible to ban it for all of its 150 million users?
Apple may allow iPhone, iPad users to sideload apps, along with third-party app stores on its devices
Mehul Das • 2 years agoThanks to the EU’s legislation, we may see the fabled ‘Apple Ecosystem’ come to an end, at least on the software side of things. This will also allow app developers to circumvent the 30 per cent Apple Tax.
Twitter to charge $11 for Twitter Blue and Twitter Verified Badges, to offset Apple’s commission
Mehul Das • 2 years agoTo bypass Apple's and potentially Google’s commissions that they charge from app developers, Musk has decided to simply pass the cost off to customers who pay for Twitter Blue, and charge users $11 a month.
Elon Musk is picking a fight with Apple, and no, it has got nothing to do with free speech
Mehul Das • 2 years agoElon Musk is worried about Apple suspending their ad spending on Twitter. He is also trying to avoid the 30 per cent commission that Apple charges on transactions through the App Store. Most of all though, Musk is pissed by Apple’s guidelines for content moderation for apps on App Store.
Apple Is Removing “Older, Outdated” Apps From App Store, Indie Developers Miffed
Fp Staff • 3 years agoApple sent out an email to app developers saying that Apps that haven’t been developed in a few years will be deleted from their App Store. Some developers have complained that Apple themselves have apps that haven’t been updated in over 4 years.