ResearchBuzz: FirehoseEngadget: Fortnite will return to Google’s Play Store globally on March 19. “The game will return to the Play Store globally on March 19, the same day that the next Fortnite season goes live. It previously dropped back onto the Play Store in the US in December.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/21/engadget-fortnite-will-return-to-googles-play-store-globally-on-march-19/
Ars Technica: Apple can delist apps “with or without cause,” judge says in loss for Musi app . “Musi, a free music-streaming app that had tens of millions of iPhone downloads and garnered plenty of controversy over its method of acquiring music, has lost an attempt to get back on Apple’s App Store. A federal judge dismissed Musi’s lawsuit against Apple with prejudice and sanctioned […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/21/apple-can-delist-apps-with-or-without-cause-judge-says-in-loss-for-musi-app-ars-technica/
Apple can delist apps “with or without cause,” judge says in loss for Musi app (Ars Technica)
Ars Technica: Apple can delist apps “with or without cause,” judge says in loss for Musi app . “Musi, a free music-streaming app that had tens of millions of iPhone downloads and garnered ple…
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#FDroid says #Google’s #Android #developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative #appstores
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/
F-Droid fights Google's Android #developerverification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Even developers distributing Android #apps on the web for #sideloading will be required to register, pay Google a $25 fee, and provide a government ID.
https://thenewstack.io/f-droid-says-googles-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative-app-stores/
C.H.GrapheneOS & Co.: Mehr Datenschutz mit Google-freien Custom-ROMs | c’t uplink
Das eigene #Smartphone ist eine keine Petze mehr sein? Wie man den #Datenschutz von #Android verbessert, erklären wir in c’t uplink. Ein Weg ist alternativen Android-Varianten, „#CustomROMs“ wie #GrapheneOS, /e/OS, LineageOS oder Iodé zu installieren.
In der Folge geht es insbesondere um die Alltagstauglichkeit: Welche #Banking-Apps funktionieren? Wie steht es um mobiles Bezahlen per #NFC? Und wie gut sind die Kameras ohne Googles Foto-Algorithmen?
Für alle, die kein Custom-ROM installieren wollen, geben die c’t-Redakteure konkrete Tipps, wie man mit einfachen Einstellungen den Datenschutz am Standard-Android verbessert. Etwa welche alternativen #AppStores es gibt oder wie man mit der Funktion Private Space kritische Apps isoliert.
@fdroidorg
https://peertube.heise.de/videos/watch/c9476646-54ed-40bd-b1ed-76f63bf73a7b
GrapheneOS, /e/OS & Co.: Wie Custom-ROMs den Datenschutz von Android verbessern | c’t uplink
Fireside FediGood day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @[email protected] from @[email protected]
Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 19 March 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance #altStore #iOS #iPhone #appStores #phone #smartPhone
Elliott BledsoeWell that round-up was HUGE! App stores, AI acquisitions and antitrust cases, oh my!
Google is making big worldwide changes to Google Play, Live Nation has settled with the US Department of Justice and AI companies are buying up other AI companies at gusto.
https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-25/
#AppStores #AI #GooglePlay #music
This week's WTF now?! round-up is the biggest yet. It covers the significant acqusitions of AI companies recently, the settlement offer in the US Live Nation antitrust case and the Australian Defence contract with Palantir.
Plus changes to Google Play store, music royalties, trade mark, video game pricing and more.
And it includes references to Katy Perry and Ben Affleck. Something for everyone!
#AI #antitrust #music #TradeMark #AppStores #KatyPerry #BenAffleck
Mashable: Google drops 30 percent app store fee. What that means for you.. “…the tech giant has announced it’s cutting service fees to 20 percent and, in some cases, 15 percent. It also cut its subscription fee to 10 percent. Note that these savings are for developers and companies that make apps and not, necessarily, for the end user.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/09/mashable-google-drops-30-percent-app-store-fee-what-that-means-for-you/
WinbuzzerGoogle Muzzles Epic’s Tim Sweeney Until 2032 in Play Store Antitrust Deal
#Google #EpicGames #Android #BigTech #TimSweeney #Antitrust #AppStores #GooglePlayStore #Gaming #GamingIndustry #Fortnite
Brad LinderLilbits: Epic Loves Google now, ZTE launches a 7.5 inch phone, and Chuwi’s shady laptop processor changeup
More than five years after launching an epic legal battle to challenge Google’s Play Store policies, Epic Games has reached a settlement with Google that will result in Google reducing fees and making it easier for developers to offer third-party app stores and third-party billing services for Android devices.
Shortly after I saw a Google blog post describing the changes, I also noticed that […]
#appStores #chuwi #chuwiCorebookX #epicGames #google #googlePlay #lilbits #nubiaNeo5Max #playStore #thirdPartyAppStore #thirdPartyBilling Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-epic-loves-google-now-zte-launches-a-7-5-inch-phone-and-chuwis-shady-laptop-processor-changeup/