Life Developers must provide public address and phone number for EU App Store Apps could be removed if February deadline not met 22 Oct
Life Epic Games sues Samsung and Google for making sideloading more difficult Fortnite developer says blocking function enabled by default too complicated to disable 1 Oct
Life Irish language app uses AI to build bridges Gaeilgeoir AI balances vocabulary and culture for adult learning 10 Apr
Trade Square Root Solutions, Factory44 collaborate on app, website development competition App developer, creative studio combine efforts to showcase local start-ups 16 Oct
Life Anti-bullying app Tozi launches for Android, iOS App a collaboration between Vodafone Foundation, DCU Anti-Bullying Centre and Childline 24 Aug
Life New app store code of practice aims to strengthen ecosystem cyber security Developers and app store operators will be required to implement more robust security measures 12 Dec
Pro ‘Vast majority’ of mobile apps found leaking AWS credentials are on iOS Only 2% of the apps that were found to be leaking hard-coded AWS credentials were on the Android platform, research has shown 5 Sep
Trade EU opens antitrust probe into Play Store’s billing guidelines The European Commission will investigate whether developer fees and billing terms put forth by Google’s Play Store are adequate 4 Aug
Life Google to pay $90m settlement over Play Store billing dispute The tech giant also announced changes to its Developer Distribution Agreement 4 Jul
Life FCC commissioner urges Apple and Google to remove TikTok from app stores This comes after it emerged that TikTok’s owners in Beijing have repeatedly accessed sensitive data collected from US citizens 30 Jun
Life Google promises changes to Dialer and Messages apps following Trinity College study Android phones found to collect 20 times more user data than iPhones 14 Mar
Trade Judge denies Apple appeal in Epic ruling The tech giant will have to allow developers to link to non-App Store payment systems by 9 December 10 Nov
Trade Apple appeals Epic ruling in attempt to delay App Store changes The one ruling in Epic's favour found Apple in violation of the state of California’s anti-steering laws 11 Oct
Trade South Korea passes landmark bill to curb app payment monopolies The bill effectively prevents companies like Google and Apple from charging commissions on in-app purchases 1 Sep
Trade Apple concedes ground to developers with $100m settlement The tech giant is now allowing developers to promote purchase options outside of iOS apps 27 Aug
Life Soundscape app enables visually impaired people to explore the world around them Audio tech helps users build a richer awareness of their surroundings 6 Aug
Life Cork teen secures spot in global competition with occupational therapy app Providing a platform for occupational therapists to deliver remote appointments, monitor progress, develop individualised programmes 13 Jul
Life Attorneys general from 37 states sue Google over ‘unlawful Play Store monopoly’ Lawsuit claims that the tech giant allegedly paid off Samsung and app developers too 9 Jul
Life Google shuts down Play Store apps for stealing Facebook credentials The nine malicious Android apps boast nearly 6m downloads collectively 5 Jul
Pro Misconfigured cloud services exposed 100m Android users’ data Mobile apps reveal user data, including e-mails, chat messages, location, and passwords 21 May
Life Apple updates Shazam app with new interface, adds song ID beta on the Web New interface is a big improvement and more closely resembles other Apple apps 15 Dec
Life Apple’s App Store Best of 2020 includes old favourites, pandemic essentials Zoom, Fantastical, Pokemon Go among the winners 3 Dec
Life Apple terminates Epic Games’ developer account, making Fortnite and other games unavailable Cupertino follows through on threats after dispute over in-app payments 31 Aug
Pro Amazon adds a hands-free mode to its Alexa app, sort of You no longer need to push a button on your mobile device to summon Amazon’s digital assistant 8 Jul
Pro Amazon Honeycode lets non-developers build apps No-code tool lets users build mobile and web apps via a spreadsheet model 30 Jun
Life Barcode scanner app Yuka now available in Ireland Users of the app scan barcodes of food and personal care products to see their health impact 24 Jun
Life 10 must-have apps for your new Apple Watch Take your little wrist computer to the next level with these great apps 17 Dec
Life Apple to remove vaping apps from the App Store Spate of recent illnesses prompts strong action by Cupertino 18 Nov
Pro Pulseway launches mobile remote-control feature to boost security and accessibility New feature available on Pulseway’s iOS and Android apps 12 Nov
Life Spotify beta-testing Siri support for iOS 13 Long awaited feature in testing, but don’t expect Apple Watch or HomePod support 1 Oct
Radio KeepAppy’s Aimee-Louise Carton on wellness How one app aims to give your wellness a workout, and why Huawei can't come out to Play 27 Sep
Life Thousands of dodgy copycat apps identified in Google Play Store Two-year study discovers 2040 malware-laden apps 25 Jun
Life Quinlan & Co launch accountancy app for the self-employed App provides tipson tax deadlines and automatically updates tax rates and bands 24 Jun
Pro Rotunda Hospital launches maternity and neonatal app Available now to download, the platform gives women accurate information from medical professionals 10 May
Life Apple combats subscription scams with ‘confirm subscription’ dialog If you buy something on the app store with a recurring payment, you’ll now be asked to tap to confirm it 15 Apr
Life Apple reportedly working on Watch sleep tracking feature Long-desired feature may come to Apple’s wearable, but not until 2020 28 Feb
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