Justin Hutchings, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, talks about developing apps and devices that print using Windows 10 mobile. Printing will work on Universal apps, not on Silverlight apps.
Apple is now requiring all developers to use the company's two-factor authentication protocol to protect their Apple IDs. Apple has required new Apple Developer Program signups to have two-factor authentication enabled for a while now and this change is now being brought to all existing developer accounts.
Android 12
Google has released Android 12 Beta 2 for developers bringing new privacy features like Privacy Dashboard, toast notification and more. There's a lot for developers in Android 12 - from redesigned UI and app widgets, to rich haptics, improved video and image quality, privacy features like approximate location, and more.
Lawsuit
An Android app developer has sued Google for allegedly anti-competitive and unlawful practices related to its Google Play app store, and attorneys say its behaviour – which gives rise to U.S. Android developers having to pay it exorbitant fees – constitutes violation of federal antitrust laws, according to Hagens Berman.
Android Instant Apps
Google previewed Android Instant Apps at Google I/O last year as a new way to run Android apps without requiring installation. Google has been working with a small number of developers to refine the user and developer experiences.
Appdome has announced that, as of today, all implementations available on Appdome are compatible with iOS 12. This ensures that you can get your Appdome-Fused apps ready for iOS 12 as soon as iOS 12 is released by Apple.
Appdome has joined the AppConfig Community, re-affirming its ongoing commitment to a secure and efficient mobile industry. AppConfig’s best practice feature-set can now be automatically integrated in apps via the Appdome platform...
Apple App Store
Apple has rolled out the most comprehensive upgrade to pricing capabilities since the App Store first launched, providing developers with 700 additional price points and new pricing tools that will make it easier to set prices per App Store country or region, manage foreign exchange rate changes, and more.
Apple App Store
Apple today revealed that the App Store ecosystem facilitated $643 billion in billings and sales during 2020, a 24 percent year-over-year increase. An independent study by economists from the Analysis Group found that developers selling goods and services across many categories grew their businesses while reaching customers around the world.
Apple App Privacy
Apple is delaying its requirement that app developers get opt-in permission before tracking iPhone users, which had been set to go into effect with the release of iOS 14 this fall. After complaints from partners, the company said it will delay that requirement until early 2021.
Apple Developer
Apple has rebranded and expanded its existing WWDC app With the launch of a dedicated Apple Developer mobile app. The app is an expansion of its existing WWDC app for Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, which it will eventually supersede.
Digital Markets Act
Apple is to remove the ability to install home screen web apps from iPhones and iPads in Europe when iOS 17.4 is released, saying it's too difficult to keep offering the feature under the European Union's new Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Apple
Apple today kicked off Tech Talks 2021, a new online developer engagement series with more than 100 live sessions and 1,500 office hours running over the course of the next eight weeks.
Apple MacBookPro Xcode
Apple today launched new tools and technologies designed to help developers create more engaging app experiences and make it even easier to build high-quality apps. Xcode Cloud brings together the multiple tasks and tools required to build, test, and deliver apps using powerful cloud services, enabling individual developers and teams to be more productive and provide great apps to their users.
Apple Developer Academy Detroit
Apple opened its Apple Developer Academy in Detroit this week. welcoming the inaugural class of developer . The academy, which is Apple’s first in the US, will help prepare its students for jobs in the thriving iOS app economy.
Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Jose from June 3 through June 7 at the McEnery Convention Center. Now in its 30th year, this year’s program will feature technical sessions, hands-on labs and guest speakers to provide Apple’s existing developer community and the next generation of app developers with the knowledge and tools to help turn their next great idea into reality.
iOS 12
Apple has released the fourth iOS 12.2 developer beta for iPhone bringing updates for Apple TV. There is a new icon for Apple News app and a new glyph for Apple TV remote in Control Center.In addition, there is a new animation when invoking Apple TV remote in CC and a new remote glyph for Apple TV remote in AirPlay 2 interface.
Earlier, Apple revoked Facebook's iOS enterprise developer certificate for violating its Terms of Service, and Apple is now giving the same treatment to Google.  Apple has shut down Google's internal iOS apps for doing the exact same thing Facebook was doing—distributing enterprise apps outside of the company.
Apple today introduced ARKit 2, a platform allowing developers to integrate shared experiences, persistent AR experiences tied to a specific location, object detection and image tracking to make AR apps even more dynamic.
Apple WWDC 2022
Apple has unveiled the line-up for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, including keynote and Platforms State of the Union, and shared more information with developers about what they’ll learn and experience at WWDC 2022.
Apple today unveiled several innovative technologies that make it easier and faster for developers to create powerful new apps. SwiftUI is a new development framework that makes building powerful user interfaces easier than ever before. ARKit 3, RealityKit and Reality Composer are advanced tools designed to make it even easier for developers to create compelling AR experiences for consumer and business apps.
WWDC21
Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 7 through 11, in an all-online format. WWDC21 is an opportunity for developers to learn about the new technologies, tools, and frameworks they rely on to build innovative and platform-differentiating apps and games.
Apple TestFlight
Apple is now rolling Public Links for developers, allowing them to more easily get valuable feedback on their apps before releasing them on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Developers can simply enable a public link for their app in App Store Connect that leads to an invitation to test in TestFlight. Share the link to let anyone discover the beta version of your app.
Cascades
Research in Motion has today released the first build of Cascades,  providing a fantastic experience for both developers as well as end-users. The Cascades SDK provides a full set of native UI elements which can easily be added to your applications: buttons, fields, text areas etc.
BlackBerry
As part of BlackBerry's strategic shift towards focusing on the Enterprise, the BlackBerry Advertising Service will reach its end of life on June 16, 2015, at which time the servers will be disabled and the APIs (the Cascades Ad service , Core Advertising Service Library, and WebWorks Advertising API) will no longer work.