Following sweeping App Store changes, AltStore PAL launches in Japan

A few hours after Apple flipped the switch on its new rules for Japan, AltStore confirmed on Mastodon that its AltStore PAL ...

Apple Opens iOS to Developers in Japan

The firm is introducing alternative app stores, payment systems, and browser options that could reshape mobile computing ...

iOS 26.3 beta arrives: How to download it and 3 new features to try

Go to Apple's beta website. Sign up for the beta program with your Apple ID. Log in and click "Enroll your iOS device" On ...

Apple opens up iOS in Japan in response to new regulations

Apple's changes in iOS 26.2 in Japan revolve around alternative app stores, payments outside the App Store and browser choice ...

Apple changes App Store in Japan

Imagine a regulatory environment characterized by mutual respect and a willingness to collaborate on solutions, a place where ...

App Store Search Results to Show More Ads Next Year, Says Apple

Apple will next year introduce more ads in the App Store "to increase opportunity" in search results, the company has ...

Apple Allows Third-Party App Stores, Relaxes Payment Restrictions in Japan to Comply With MSCA Act

The updates are included in iOS 26.2, released on December 12, and apply only to iOS apps available in Japan. Under the revised rules, Apple will permit developers to distribute iOS apps through third ...