Apple’s grip on iPhone app distribution is loosening in another major market: Brazil.

Apps distributed outside the App Store and purchases made through alternative payment methods could expose users to greater ...

Apple today announced that developers in Brazil will be allowed to distribute iPhone apps through alternative app ...

Third-party payment processors are allowed too. Following the EU and Japan, Brazil has now forced Apple to open up iOS to ...

Apple will allow alternative app marketplaces and third-party payments in Brazil starting with iOS 26.5, following a CADE antitrust settlement. The changes mirror EU concessions.

Along with iOS 27, Apple also announced big changes to the App Store.

App developers can now distribute apps through alternative app marketplaces in Brazil, as part of a broader set of changes in ...

Apple will allow developers to distribute apps via third-party marketplaces and process transactions outside its ecosystem.

Apple says its App Store ecosystem facilitated $1.4 trillion in billings and sales during 2025, driven largely by retail, ...

Apple is looking into ways to better support apps that include AI agents and AI coding capabilities in the App Store, reports The Information. Apple is designing a system that would maintain its ...