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Apple’s new EU App Store terms take effect October 1, 2026. Here’s how the 26%, 20%, 15%, and 5% fee paths differ, what the 12-month payment-choice lock means, and how developers can compare them before switching.
From August 26, Google Play extends age-restriction and child-safety rules to anonymous and random chat apps. Here is the scope, the Restrict Minor Access setting, and the compliance checklist.
Google’s new selfie-video sign-in is a recovery tool, not a replacement for passkeys. Here is how passkeys, selfie video, recovery contacts, email, and phone fit together—and which failure each one covers.
Android's new developer-verification rules begin enforcement on September 30, 2026, but they do not simply ban sideloading. Here is the exact difference between Play installs, participating stores, direct APKs, ADB, and the new advanced flow.
Publicly trusted TLS certificates issued since March 15, 2026 can last at most 200 days, and the ceiling falls to 100 days on March 15, 2027. Here is who needs to change, who probably does not, and how to test certificate automation now.
Google’s new Pixel Tag can use Find Hub, UWB and Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding, but those features do not work equally on every Android phone. Here is the compatibility check that matters before buying.
Chrome Web Store enforcement now limits extension data collection to what is necessary for the extension’s disclosed single purpose. Here is what that means for analytics, browsing data, disclosures, and existing extensions.
Apple has proposed U.S. link-out fees of 15%, 10% and 5%, but the court has not approved them. Here is what iOS developers can do now, what remains unsettled, and how to plan checkout without betting on a temporary rule.
Chrome 153 starts a new two-week Stable release cycle on September 8, 2026. Here is what changes for web testing, CI, enterprise rollouts, and compatibility—and what does not.
Apple is moving new Sign in with Apple and Hide My Email aliases to private.icloud.com. Here is what developers should change before the cutover.
Google Play changes its target API requirements on August 31, 2026. New submissions need API 36 on phones, while older live apps follow a different availability rule.
Apple will require developers to answer new social-media capability questions when submitting apps and updates starting in September 2026. Here is how to tell whether your app qualifies, what changes if it does, and what to check before your next submission.
