Apple has two separate App Store deadlines running on different clocks: existing regulated medical device apps in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and the United States must comply by early 2027, while new medical device apps face the rule immediately. Separately, and already behind it, Apple adjusted the China storefront of the App…
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App Store Age Ratings: Every Deadline on Apple's 2026 Compliance Calendar
Apple’s App Store age-rating questionnaire now includes new social media questions, and developer responses to them became required in September 2026, the most current entry on a rolling compliance calendar that runs back to July 2025. Apple has published eight separate age-rating and age-assurance changes over that period, each with its own publish date and…
Apple Changed iOS in Japan Under a New Smartphone Law: The March 17 Deadline
Apple changed iOS itself for Japan, effective with iOS 26.2, under a law the Japan Fair Trade Commission enforces on smartphone platforms. Apple published the notice, titled “Changes to iOS in Japan,” on December 17, 2025, and gave developers until Tuesday, March 17, 2026 to accept the license agreement tied to the change. That deadline…
Brazil and the App Store: Apple's iOS Change and Its Betting License Rule
Apple made two separate, unrelated changes for Brazil this year: it modified iOS itself, effective with iOS 26.5, and it added a requirement that betting apps hold a valid Brazilian betting license to remain available on the App Store. Apple published the iOS change on June 18, 2026, and the betting requirement on May 8,…
Apple's Developer Program License Agreement: Two Updates Due Before October 1
Apple has published two separate updates to its Developer Program License Agreement this year, one carrying new European Union terms and one carrying new Brazil terms, and both require a developer’s signature before Thursday, October 1, 2026. Apple’s developer news dated the EU version August 18, 2026, and the Brazil version June 18, 2026: two…
Apple's EU App Store Deadline: What Developers Must Do Before October 1
Apple’s new business terms for apps in the European Union take effect Thursday, October 1, 2026, which by September 12 leaves developers under three weeks to act. Apple’s own pages point to four things to check before then: sign the updated developer agreement, choose payment options with a 12-month lock-in in mind, confirm marketplace eligibility…
Apple's New EU App Store Terms Take Effect October 1: The Full 26/20/15/5 Rate Card
Apple’s new business terms for apps distributed in the European Union take effect Thursday, October 1, 2026. The change replaces the Core Technology Fee with a flat 5 percent Core Technology Commission, eliminates two other fees outright, and folds everything into a single rate card of 26, 20, 15 and 5 percent depending on how…