Apple reinstates 'free speech' Parler to the App Store
It's unknown if Google will follow suit
Mobile app usage is over 5 hours per day in some regions
App usage grew in every market analyzed
Consumers spent a record $32 billion on apps in Q1 2021, the most ever
People turned to their smartphones for entertainment during the pandemic
Hundreds of fleeceware apps on Google and Apple stores have made over $400 million for developers
Beware of high subscriptions
This iOS trick makes rearranging iPhone apps a snap
Move a whole page of apps at once
66% of the top 15 mobile apps come from Facebook and Google
Tech giants are tightening their grip on the app market
Google bans 'free speech' app Parler, Apple and Amazon have followed
Apple has given Parler's developers 24 hours to implement a moderation plan
Apple's App Store generated sales of $64 billion in 2020
Almost twice the amount generated by Google's Play Store
Apple's App Store saw $1.8 billion in spending during Christmas week
A single-day record of $540 million was set on New Year's Day
Spending on mobile apps hit $407 million on Christmas Day
Consumer spending on apps reached new heights in 2020
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Disney+ voted app of the year by Google Play users
Bad Boys for Life was users' movie of the year
Microsoft could be developing a way to run Android apps authentically on Windows
Reinvigorating the Windows tablet and hybrid ecosystem
Google, Facebook, and others reportedly won't offer their iOS apps on Apple's Silicon Macs
Not right away, at least
WhatsApp's disappearing messages feature is rolling out
Conversations will be deleted automatically after seven days
Google purges popular children apps from Play Store due to data privacy violations
Google has affirmed its commitment to safeguard data related to children
Consumers spent a record $28 billion on apps in the third quarter
Mobile usage remains elevated as the pandemic persists
Instagram, Facebook cross-app messaging functionality is rolling out
You don't need an Insta account to receive FB messages and vice versa
Judge temporarily stops Trump ban on TikTok downloads
But the November 12 restrictions remain
Apple critics Spotify, Epic, and others form coalition to fight for App Store changes
The Coalition for App Fairness takes issue with Apple's rules
Mobile app usage spiked in Q2 as social distancing gripped the globe
Smartphone usage skyrockets during the pandemic
U.S. government considering a ban on TikTok
TikTok is having a difficult time proving it isn't spyware
Google removes 25 apps from its Play Store that were stealing Facebook credentials
They had a combined 2.34 million downloads