Apple allows alternative browser engines for iOS apps and in-app browsing in Japan
TL;DR Starting in iOS 26.2, Apple will permit non-WebKit browser engines for two kinds of apps distributed in Japan: full…
Apple and Google begrudgingly allow alternative app stores in Japan
TL;DR In response to Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act, Apple and Google have adjusted their mobile platform policies to permit…
Apple reaches settlement with Brazil, agrees App Store policy changes
TL;DR Apple and Brazil’s competition authority CADE have agreed to a settlement that requires changes to App Store rules in…
Federal judge blocks Texas App Store age-verification law ahead of rollout
TL;DR A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that prevents Texas from enforcing the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420)…
Apple Pauses Texas App Store Changes After Court Blocks Age‑Verification Law
TL;DR A federal judge has blocked Texas' SB2420, halting enforcement of the state's new app store age‑verification requirements. Apple says…
Federal judge halts Texas app-store age-verification law before Jan. 1
TL;DR A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing Texas’s App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) from taking effect on…