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)

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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  —  Following the release of iOS 16.1 and other software updates on Monday, Apple has updated the App Store guidelines to revise some existing rules and add new ones.

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Apple to increase prices of apps and IAP on the App Store in all territories that use the euro and some Asian countries like Japan, starting October 5 (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

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Apple to increase prices of apps and IAP on the App Store in all territories that use the euro and some Asian countries like Japan, starting October 5  —  Apple announced on Monday that it will soon raise App Store prices in multiple countries, including Japan, South Korea, and many others in Europe.

UN1feed says Apple removed The OG App, which let users create and share Instagram feeds without ads and suggested posts, from the App Store; the app ranked #50 (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

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UN1feed says Apple removed The OG App, which let users create and share Instagram feeds without ads and suggested posts, from the App Store; the app ranked #50  —  This week, a new Instagram client called “OG App” caught the attention of the internet as it promised a better Instagram experience …

Laurene Powell Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tim Cook team up to launch the Steve Jobs Archive, which features emails, videos, and historical materials related to Jobs (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

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Apple is working on a Custom Accessibility Mode for iOS 16.2 beta 2, codenamed Clarity, helping make the iPhone’s and the iPad’s UI more user-friendly (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

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Apple is working on a Custom Accessibility Mode for iOS 16.2 beta 2, codenamed Clarity, helping make the iPhone’s and the iPad’s UI more user-friendly  —  Apple on Tuesday released iOS 16.2 beta 2 to developers as the company gets ready to make the update available to the public in December.

Report: some NFT startups say they are limiting functionality in iOS apps, as Apple insists that its 30% commission from IAP must be paid on all trades (William Gallagher/AppleInsider)

William Gallagher / AppleInsider:
Report: some NFT startups say they are limiting functionality in iOS apps, as Apple insists that its 30% commission from IAP must be paid on all trades  —  Startup and trading NFT firms say they ignore the App Store because Apple’s rules, and 30% commission, make it untenable for them.

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.