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Apple announces App Store changes in the EU

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79 points saubeidl | 2 comments | 26 Jun 25 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rekoil ◴[26 Jun 25 20:11 UTC] No.44390818[source]▶

    Developers who opt for tier one will get access to a limited set of mandatory App Store services, including:
    * App distribution and delivery
    * Trust and safety features
    * App management
    [...]
    Developers who opt for tier two will get access to all services provided by the App Store today.
Am I wrong or does it seem like apps in "tier 1" won't even have access to app notification delivery? That's wild...
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lapcat ◴[26 Jun 25 20:25 UTC] No.44390943[source]▶
Here are the new tiers: https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/reference...

The document says manual updates are included but not automatic updates (which is just a setting in the App Store that I personally disable).

Whether there will be update notifications is unclear. Is that what you meant by "app notification delivery", or something else?

As an App Store developer myself, I would love to have Tier 1 in the United States, mainly due to no user ratings and reviews. I hate them, and I hate trying to solicit them. As far as I'm concerned, ditching ratings & reviews would be a bonus!

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jmole ◴[26 Jun 25 20:30 UTC] No.44391005[source]▶
"No user ratings and reviews" - that just means you rank last in app store search, right?

Apple will do whatever they can to ensure that developers that don't pay will suffer the costs.

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1. scottyah ◴[26 Jun 25 21:20 UTC] No.44391532{3}[source]▶
Ratings and reviews cost money to maintain. Anti-spam, compute, distribution, security concerns, etc. Apple should do whatever they can to ensure that developers who aren't paying don't degrade the service for everyone else.
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2. bigyabai ◴[27 Jun 25 05:44 UTC] No.44393979[source]▶
The App Store is already replete with terrible promoted software. Apple made an entire business around degrading the top search results so competitors can bid on less relevant suggestions: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_search_ads