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Apple announced its App Store facilitated over $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2025, up from $1.3 trillion the prior year, with 90% of transactions involving no commission. The company also highlighted that 40 of the top 100 apps now have consumer-facing AI capabilities, hinting at potential AI agent announcements at WWDC.
Apple is rolling out age verification for new Apple accounts in Texas starting June 4th, 2026, to comply with the state's App Store Accountability Act, requiring users to verify they are over 18 via credit card or government ID, while minors must join Family Sharing groups for parental consent.
The Hardcore Alliance (Chinese Android phone stores including Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, VIVO, etc.) charges game developers up to 50% of in-app purchase revenue, far higher than the 30% standard of Apple and Google, drawing industry attention.
A tweet criticizing the $99 annual fee required to publish apps on Apple's App Store, calling it excessive.
Manton Reece details why his iOS app Inkwell has been stuck in Apple's review process for nearly a month, citing numerous rejections over guidelines including trademark issues with Apple's own 'Inkwell' trademark.
A detailed breakdown of a business strategy where an individual buys old, unupdated iOS apps for $2-3k, revives them with subscriptions, and scales to $3.6M/year. The thread covers finding apps, valuation, developer outreach, Apple transfers, monetization tactics, and the realistic operational work involved.
A viral tweet describes a business model where someone scrapes the App Store for abandoned apps with 50k+ downloads and no updates in 18+ months, buys them for $2-3k cash, hires Filipino developers to update and monetize them, earning $3.6M/year. The original tweeter wants to interview this person.
John Gruber discusses how Apple's competitive advantage is diminishing as fewer developers are motivated to create exclusive, high-quality native apps for Apple's platforms, causing third-party software quality to regress toward industry average.
ConnectWizard is a product that unlocks hidden analytics for App Store Connect, providing deeper insights into app performance.
OpenAI is opening app submissions for ChatGPT with a new in-app directory where users can discover and interact with developer-built applications. Developers can use the newly available Apps SDK to build chat-native experiences, with the first approved apps launching in early 2025.