Mobile

In late August, South Korea passed a law requiring alternate in-app payment systems in Google Play and the iOS App Store. Google today detailed what steps it will be taking to comply.  Android phone and tablet applications distributed via the Play Store can soon surface alternate in-app (IAP) billing systems. That said, Google still wants all developers to show the first-party IAP option…

Last month, it was announced that Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi would attend and speak at Web Summit 2021, which takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. In a keynote delivered today, Federighi vehemently spoke out against legislation that could force Apple to open the iPhone up to sideloading… The Digital Markets Act legislation was first unveiled last December in the EU, and it could…

Like email, the experience of searching through files can always benefit from improvements. For its part, Google Drive is in the process of beta testing search chips to “help users refine their search and locate files faster.” When searching in Drive, users often use a few key words to try and locate the file they’re looking for, such as “marketing plan” or “sales report,” which…

Following the couple of years where it was needed most, Google announced today that it is relaunching Google News in Spain after a gap of seven years where it wasn’t available. Google News is a part of Search, as well as an app on mobile devices which surfaces news from publishers better than a typical web search might. With enhancements for trusted publishers and other advantages, it’s a…