In recent months, mobile developers and marketers have been in limbo. They don’t fully understand how Apple’s desire to oblige companies to request permission from users to collect personal data will turn out. As our Digiday colleagues found out, Apple recently shared additional information on the issue. Unfortunately, there was no good news.

Yesterday, there was widespread talk in the Russian-speaking environment about changes in Apple’s rules concerning the image of weapons in games. The company made a number of clarifications back in September 2019, but until recently they did not receive proper publicity.Now on the Apple website there is a detailed list of criteria for the image of firearms in the materials of games in the App Store.

Apple has changed the rules regarding pre-orders in the App Store. Now developers will be able to offer users to download applications 180 days before the release.The company announced this in its blog for developers.

The conflict between Epic and Apple could turn into problems for console manufacturers, according to judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers. Now the court wants to get more information about the principles of closed platforms.

Microsoft has found a way to circumvent Apple’s restrictions on cloud gaming. xCloud streaming service will appear on iOS next year as a browser application, bypassing the App Store.

The new trial between Epic Games and Apple will take place two months earlier than planned. The date of the next hearing is May 3, 2021.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress accused Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple of monopoly and recommended dividing them into many small companies.

Representatives of Epic Games and Apple in a joint statement asked that their case not be considered by a jury. Companies want a judge to make the decision.

In early September, Epic Games sent a petition to the court asking Apple to ban Fortnite from being removed for the duration of the proceedings. Yesterday, the court heard the arguments of the parties and decided: the battle royale will not appear in the App Store yet, and the case itself should be handed over to the jury. A new hearing will take place no earlier than July 2021.

The App Store policy has repeatedly attracted criticism from developers, but now the wave of discontent has reached a new level.Thirteen companies, including Spotify, Epic Games and Match Group have joined a coalition against Apple. The organization’s goal is to “protect freedom of choice and fair competition in the application ecosystem.”

Amazon has found a way to circumvent the rules and the App Store commission. The company has released the Luna cloud gaming service in the form of PWA, a progressive web application. This means that the service will not appear in the store at all — a browser is enough for it to work.

On September 16, the world release of the new version of iOS took place. The way it went, caused dissatisfaction among some developers. Apple didn’t give much time to prepare for the new mobile OS.

Apple has responded to Epic Games’ lawsuit with a new 37-page document. The company believes that the Fortnite developers themselves “lit a fire and splashed gasoline into it,” and started the trial as a PR campaign.In its appeal, Apple insists that the current situation was the fault of Epic itself.

Today Apple is launching iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 in the world release, and since yesterday developers have been able to submit iOS programs developed using Xcode 12 and the SDK of the new operating system for review. Very soon, such an approach will become the only possible option for a submit.

Apple has announced changes to the list of App Store rules. Now streaming services like Microsoft xCloud, Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now can formally appear in the store. However, there were some pitfalls.

Apple is on the verge of a new trial. This time Facebook complained about her. The social network has told the European Commission that the “apple” company prevents competition on its platform. Facebook reminded the European Commission that the App Store remains the only platform through which developers can distribute their iOS products.

No sooner did Epic announce that soon the login to the Epic Games account via Apple ID will be unavailable, than everything changed. Apple is not going to block this option.Nevertheless, the creators of Fortnite are still asking players to be on their guard.

The confrontation between Epic and Apple is increasingly hurting users. Starting from September 11, players will not be able to log into Epic Games accounts using Apple. That’s what Apple decided.

There is a new twist in the case of Epic Games against Apple. This time Apple has put forward counter claims to the creator of Fortnite. At the same time, she accused Epic of trying to impersonate Robin Hood, being a multibillion-dollar company.