Apple brought the action in an attempt to overturn the EU designating it a "gatekeeper", which requires it to open its App Store and iPhone operating system to greater competition from rival apps and services.

Apple may begin removing existing apps that it considers stale, low-value, or unable to attract users.

Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines this week, adding stricter language around low-quality apps. The 4.3 Spam rule already barred overly simple apps in saturated categories, but Apple now includes language saying low-effort apps could be pulled from the App Store.

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Apple will now recommend apps based on your downloads and behavior.

Apple today announced that developers in Brazil will be allowed to distribute iPhone apps through alternative app marketplaces on iOS, and accept payments through third-party platforms. In other words,

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