Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results

Apple is testing a new design for App Store search ads on iPhone. Some users on iOS 26.3 are noticing that the blue background around sponsored results is no longer shown, blurring the line between ...

Setapp Mobile 3rd-party app store for iPhone fails, blames Apple

EU antitrust legislation forced Apple to allow third-party app stores for iPhone within the bloc, with MacPaw’s Setapp Mobile ...
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Setapp Mobile shuts down, blaming Apple’s complex EU marketplace terms

The Setapp Mobile marketplace gained life from EU regulation, but Apple's "still-evolving and complex business terms" ...

MacPaw Pulls Plug on Setapp Mobile iOS Store, Citing 'Still-Evolving and Complex Business Terms' for Alternative EU Marketplaces

Ukraine-based developer MacPaw is set to close Setapp Mobile, its alternative app store for iOS devices in the European Union ...

IOS 26 Just Changed App Store Economics And Many Developers Missed It

The companies moving fast treat OS updates as strategic moments. The ones struggling now will struggle with every platform ...