Consumer spending in mobile apps across both Apple’s App Store and Google Play will grow by 120 percent to reach $156 billion worldwide by 2023, according to a new report out today from app store intelligence firm, Sensor Tower. The forecast estimates that both stores will more than double their revenues during the next five […]
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Rela, a Chinese lesbian dating app, exposed 5 million user profiles
Rela (热拉), a popular dating app for gay and queer women, has exposed millions of user profiles and private data because a server wasn’t protected with a password. Rela disappeared from app stores in May 2017 after it was reportedly shut down by Chinese regulators, though the government never confirmed it took action. But the […]
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Security researchers have found a new kind of mobile adware hidden in hundreds of Android apps, and downloaded more than 150 million times from Google Play. The malware masquerading as an ad-serving platform, dubbed SimBad by researchers at security firm Check Point, infected more than 200 apps which, likely unbeknownst to the app developer, would […]
View More New Android adware found in 200 apps on Google PlayChina’s YY eyes overseas live streaming with $1.45B Bigo buyout
One of China’s top live streaming companies YY bought a stake and obtained the right to purchase a majority share in Bigo last June, and now the other shoe has dropped after YY fully acquired the Singapore-based startup behind live streaming app Bigo Live and short-video service Like. That’s according to an announcement YY made […]
View More China’s YY eyes overseas live streaming with $1.45B Bigo buyoutApple removes VoIP app clones from the App Store
Following my report from yesterday, Apple has removed many of the apps I pointed out. When you try to find them on the App Store, they are no longer available. App Store Review Guidelines are very clear when it comes to app duplicates. According to rule 4.3, you can’t release the same app multiple times […]
View More Apple removes VoIP app clones from the App StoreVirtual phone number apps are gaming the App Store with duplicates
If you’ve searched the App Store for an app to get a second phone number, chances are you found dozens of apps with very little differences. A handful of companies are spamming the App Store with duplicated apps. This strategy is against Apple’s rules. The App Store Review Guidelines are detailed rules that define what […]
View More Virtual phone number apps are gaming the App Store with duplicatesApple partners with Oakland nonprofit Dream Corps on Swift coding initiative
Apple this morning announced a new partnership designed to train more people to code using its own programming language, Swift. The company says it’s now working with the Oakland-based nonprofit organization Dream Corps on the initiative, which will see Apple providing technology along with curriculum guidance, professional support and advocacy to individuals in middle and high […]
View More Apple partners with Oakland nonprofit Dream Corps on Swift coding initiativeApple finally fixes App Store’s ridiculously complicated unsubscribe process
Apple is finally, finally addressing one of the most frustrating parts of the App Store: the unsubscribe process.
The latest iOS update quietly added a new way to cancel app subscriptions, making it much easier than it was before.
The change, first spotted by MacStories editor in chief Federico Viticci, puts the option to “manage subscriptions” directly in the App Store. You can access the menu by tapping on your profile icon in the top right corner of the app.
Apple recently made a change (seems iOS 12.1.4 and 12.2 beta) to make it easier to manage subscriptions for iOS apps.
Now you just need to open the App Store, tap your profile, and choose ‘Manage Subscriptions’pic.twitter.com/4PtxvAQjTm
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