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When AI writes the code: Productivity gains and production pitfalls

App Stores & Monetisation

26th February 2026

When AI writes the code: Productivity gains and production pitfalls

Power symbols as, starting in 2026, Android apps that cause battery drain from excessive wake locks will face reduced discoverability on the Play Store.

App Stores & Monetisation

11th November 2025

Play Store de-ranks Android apps for battery drain from wake locks

Developer wearing a logo hoodie as Android developers may soon benefit from a new set of commercial rules following a likely settlement between Epic Games and Google.

App Stores & Monetisation

5th November 2025

Google vs Epic Games: New rules for Android developers inbound

Snap Commerce demo as the company details its latest OS, new AI tools, and more as it gets closer to the launch of its next-gen Specs launch in 2026.

App Stores & Monetisation

16th October 2025

Snap preps for 2026 Specs AR glasses with new OS and AI tools

PlayStation game controller as Michael Douse, Director of Publishing at Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios, has cautioned that AI is not the solution to the gaming industry's problems.

App Stores & Monetisation

7th October 2025

Larian exec: Human vision, not AI, will fix gaming’s problems

Game app being installed on an iPhone as it like the DMA is finally making things a bit easier for Apple users trying to install the Epic Games Store on iOS in the EU.

App Stores & Monetisation

1st October 2025

Epic Games Store iOS installs soar as DMA pressures Apple in EU

European Union flag as Apple has slammed the DMA (Digital Markets Act), claiming the EU law harms iPhone users by delaying new features and creating security risks.

App Stores & Monetisation

25th September 2025

Apple warns of DMA law security risks for EU iPhone users

Bot mascot holding a padlock as Google has announced a new security initiative that will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be installed on device, including sideloading outside the Play Store.

App Stores & Monetisation

26th August 2025

Google to mandate verification for all Android app developers

Close-up of Google's app store, the Play Store, as in a move that has already drawn fire from industry critics, Google has overhauled its Play Store developer fees and rules in the EEA (European Economic Area) to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act.

App Stores & Monetisation

20th August 2025

Google alters Play Store developer fees and rules in the EEA

Apple launches iOS 26 beta 3, faces Fortnite developer win in court

App Stores & Monetisation

15th August 2025

Apple launches iOS 26 beta 3, faces Fortnite developer win in court

Thumbs down with background of apps as a plan by the CMA in the UK to break the perceived mobile duopoly of Apple and Google, and their respective iOS and Android app stores, has been called “weak” by Epic Games.

App Stores & Monetisation

23rd July 2025

Epic Games blasts ‘weak’ plan to break Apple, Google mobile grip

iPhone displaying apps as privacy firm Proton joins a class action lawsuit against Apple on behalf of software developers that claim to have been squeezed by App Store policies.

App Stores & Monetisation

1st July 2025

Proton joins App Store lawsuit against Apple

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