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1. Apple's App Store Privacy Labels are Live: Here's What You Need to Know Apple has officially rolled out App Store privacy labels, giving consumers a better idea of what data each app collects and how it's used. This article offers a look at the labels and explains what they mean. 2. Apple Launches App Store Small Business Program to Help Developers Apple has launched a new App Store Small Business Program to help small developers get the most out of their apps. The program offers lower commission fees for developers who make up to $1 million in proceeds from the App Store. 3. Apple Unveils App Store Subscriptions and In-App Purchases Apple has unveiled App Store Subscriptions and In-App Purchases, two new options for developers to monetize their apps. This article provides an overview of how these features work and how developers can get started. 4. Apple Launches App Store Connect to Simplify App Management Apple has launched App Store Connect, a new platform that makes it easier to manage apps and track their performance. The platform offers real-time analytics, user engagement tools, and more. 5. Video: How to Submit an App
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How Iterate.ai uses Amazon MemoryDB to accelerate and cost-optimize their workforce management conversational AI agent | AWS Database Blog
Iterate.ai is an enterprise AI platform company delivering innovative AI solutions to industries such as retail, finance, healthcare, and quick-service restaurants. Among its standout offerings is Frontline, a workforce management platform powered by AI, designed to support and empower Frontline workers. Available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, Frontline uses advanced AI tools to streamline operational efficiency and enhance communication among dispersed workforces. In this post, we give an overview of durable semantic caching in Amazon MemoryDB, and share how Iterate used this functionality to accelerate and cost-optimize Frontline.
Game distribution on the App Store in Vietnam - Latest News - Apple Developer
The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) requires games to be licensed to remain available on the App Store in Vietnam. To learn more and apply for a game license, review the regulations.Once you have obtained your license: Sign in to App Store Connect. Enter the license number and the associated URL in the description section of your game’s product page. Note that you only need to provide this information for the App Store localization displayed on the Vietnam storefront. Submit an update to App Review. If you have questions on how to comply with these requirements, please contact the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI) under the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications.View the full law
Upcoming changes to offers and trials for subscriptions in South Korea - Latest News - Apple Developer
Starting February 14, 2025, new regulatory requirements in South Korea will apply to all apps with offers and trials for auto-renewing subscriptions.To comply, if you offer trials or offers for auto-renewing subscriptions to your app or game, additional consent must be obtained for your trial or offer after the initial transaction. The App Store will help to get consent by informing the affected subscribers with an email, push notification, and in-app price consent sheet, and asking your subscribers to agree to the new price.This additional consent must be obtained from customers within 30 days from the payment or conversion date for: Free to paid trials Discounted subscription offers to standard-price subscriptions Apps that do not offer a free trial or discounted offer before a subscription converts to the regular price are not affected.Learn more about this regulation
Tax and price updates for apps, In-App Purchases, and subscriptions - Latest News - Apple Developer
The App Store is designed to make it easy to sell your digital goods and services globally, with support for 44 currencies across 175 storefronts.From time to time, we may need to adjust prices or your proceeds due to changes in tax regulations or foreign exchange rates. These adjustments are made using publicly available exchange rate information from financial data providers to help make sure prices for apps and In-App Purchases stay consistent across all storefronts.Tax and pricing updates for FebruaryAs of February 6:Your proceeds from the sale of eligible apps and In‑App Purchases have been modified in: Azerbaijan: value-added tax (VAT) introduction of 18% Peru: VAT introduction of 18% Slovakia: Standard VAT rate increase from 20% to 23% Slovakia: Reduced VAT rate introduction of 5% for ebooks Estonia: Reduced VAT rate increase from 5% to 9% for news publications, magazines, and other periodicals Finland: Reduced VAT rate increase from 10% to 14% for ebooks Exhibit B of the Paid Applications Agreement has been updated to indicate that Apple collects and remits applicable taxes in Azerbaijan and Peru.¹As of February 24:Pricing for apps and In-App Purchases will be updated for the Azerbaijan and Peru storefronts if you haven’t selected one of these as the base for your app or In‑App Purchase.² These updates also consider VAT introductions listed in the tax updates section above.If you’ve selected the Azerbaijan or Peru storefront as the base for your app or In-App Purchase, prices won’t change. On other storefronts, prices will be updated to maintain equalization with your chosen base price.Prices won’t change in any region if your In‑App Purchase is an auto‑renewable subscription. Prices also won’t change on the storefronts where you manually manage prices instead of using the automated equalized prices.The Pricing and Availability section of Apps has been updated in App Store Connect to display these upcoming price changes. As always, you can change the prices of your apps, In‑App Purchases, and auto‑renewable subscriptions at any time.Learn more about managing your pricesView or edit upcoming price changesEdit your app’s base country or regionPricing and availability start times by country or regionSet a price for an In-App PurchaseBeginning April 1:As a result of last year’s change in Japan’s tax regulations, Apple (through iTunes K.K. in Japan) is now designated as a Specified Platform Operator by the Japan tax authority. All paid apps and In-App Purchases, (including game items, such as coins) sold by non-Japan-based developers on the App Store in Japan will be subject to the platform tax regime. Apple will collect and remit a 10% Japanese consumption tax (JCT) to the National Tax Agency JAPAN on such transactions at the time of purchase. Your proceeds will be adjusted accordingly.Please note any prepaid payment instruments (such as coins) sold prior to April 1, 2025, will not be subject to platform taxation, and the relevant JCT compliance should continue to be managed by the developer.For specific information on how the JCT affects in-game items, see Question 7 in the Tax Agency of Japan’s Q&A about Platform Taxation of Consumption Tax.Learn more about your proceedsView payments and proceedsDownload financial reports¹ Translations of the updated agreement are available on the Apple Developer website today. ² Excludes auto-renewable subscriptions.