Several alternative app stores for iPhones and iPads are already in the works as Apple prepares to open up its iOS ecosystem to third-party software providers under new rules enforced by EU ...

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 ...

To settle its lawsuit with Epic, Google will make alternative app stores easier to use in Android 17. Here's what that might look like.

The European Union (EU) used the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to force Apple to allow third-party App Store alternatives on the iPhone. The DMA also brings third-party payments and sideloading to the ...

Apple is losing its App Store monopoly in more and more countries. The list is soon to reach 30 regions.

More and more countries are allowing alternative software shops to Apple's iOS App Store. The AltStore project is ready for expansion. The creators behind the AltStore, which provides iPhones within ...

Companies everywhere can now have their own mobile app stores to sell any and all apps they choose with the launch of YourAppShop (www.yourappshop.com), a platform that offers a viable, robust and ...

Apple today published a whitepaper [PDF] detailing the privacy and security protections that it is implementing in the European Union to keep users as safe as ...

Although Google may want its Play Store to be the only app store in town, it has some solid competition. Still, Google has the upper hand, as the Google Play Store is pre-installed on almost every ...

AltStore, an alternative app store, has launched its first batch of third-party iOS apps in the European Union. The rollout comes a few months after the company launched an updated version of its app ...

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation came into effect earlier this year and has already forced Apple to make some deep changes to the App Store, including allowing ...