# App Store
Latest news and articles about App Store
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Apple Cuts China App Store Fees in Bid to Appease Regulators and Win Back Developers
Apple will reduce App Store commission rates in mainland China from March 15, 2026, cutting the standard rate from 30% to 25% and lowering qualifying small‑business and mini‑apps rates from 15% to 12% without requiring developers to sign new terms. The move, presented as the result of talks with Chinese regulators, aims to bolster the attractiveness of iOS and iPadOS for Chinese developers while easing regulatory and competitive pressures in a critical market.
Tencent Welcomes Apple’s Commission Cut in China as a Win for Developers and Platform Openness
Tencent praised Apple’s recent adjustment to App Store commission policy in China as a boost for openness and developer innovation, attributing the move to regulatory pressure. The change could improve margins for major developers like Tencent, reshape app‑store economics in China, and test how Apple offsets lost services revenue.
Apple Lowers App Store Fees in China After Talks with Regulators
Apple will lower App Store commissions in mainland China from 30% to 25% on paid apps and in‑app purchases, and from 15% to 12% for qualifying small developers and mini‑apps, effective 15 March 2026. The adjustment follows talks with Chinese regulators and requires no new developer consent, reflecting Apple’s effort to accommodate regulatory concerns while preserving its business model in China.
China’s Tech Tightening: Kuaishou Hit with Rmb119m Fine as App-Store Blitzes and Supply Squeezes Reshape the Sector
Beijing’s Cyberspace Administration fined Kuaishou Rmb119.1 million for failures in curbing pornographic content, prompting an apology and a pledged overhaul of internal controls. The same day, Alibaba’s Qianwen app topped Apple’s free chart after an enormous milk‑tea giveaway, illustrating the collision between viral user‑acquisition tactics and intensifying regulatory and platform oversight.
Tiny Fonts, Big Fees: How Mobile Apps Are Quietly Draining China’s Elderly of Pensions
A wave of mobile apps in China is using deceptive design and opaque billing to extract small, repeated payments from elderly users, often hiding the true price behind small, pale fonts, “free” insurance pitches and automatic subscription switches. Legal and platform gaps — including weak pre-listing reviews, disputed intermediary liability and limited refund pathways through app stores — make recovery difficult and keep these practices profitable.
Apple Services Disrupted: App Store, Apple TV and iTunes Hit by Ongoing Outage
Apple reported an ongoing outage affecting the App Store, Apple TV and iTunes, with knock-on problems for Photos, iMessage and iCloud iWork. The disruption highlights operational and reputational risks for Apple and immediate economic consequences for developers and content providers.