Apple’s new App Store guidelines say that social networking apps that let users buy “boosts” for social media posts must use IAPs for these transactions (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple’s new App Store guidelines say that social networking apps that let users buy “boosts” for social media posts must use IAPs for these transactions  —  With the release of iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1, Apple is updating the App Store review guidelines that are provided to developers who create apps for iPhones and iPads.

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PayPal plans to add support for iPhone’s Tap to Pay feature in its PayPal and Venmo iOS apps “soon”, add Apple Pay to its checkout options, and more (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

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Updated App Store guidelines say that apps may sell NFTs via IAP and display NFTs, provided that NFT ownership does not unlock in-app features (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:
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Apple releases iOS 16.0.2 with a fix for a bug that could make the camera vibrate in some third-party apps on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
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Meta says Apple’s updated App Store rules requiring developers to use IAPs for sales of “boosts” in social media apps undercuts others in the digital economy (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge:
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iOS 16 has an option to remove Rapid Security Responses, security fixes that don’t require a full iOS update and by default are installed automatically (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
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