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Apple's services: Apple TV shows and sport, Apple Music, Arcade, iCloud, Apple Pay and Wallet, and the App Store. Prices, launches by country, and what changes for subscribers.

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1 Oct 20263 min read

Apple Invites 1.12 adds photorealistic invitation backgrounds and full-resolution shared albums

Apple Invites 1.12 lets hosts generate photorealistic backgrounds, shares album photos at full resolution, and lets guests verify email with a tap.

Pinkesh Gajera

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30 Sept 20264 min read

Apple Pay has launched in India with one bank, and UPI still does not connect

Apple Pay went live in India on 29 September, limited at launch to Axis Bank credit cards on the Visa and Mastercard networks.

Pinkesh Gajera

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29 Sept 20265 min read

Apple has put premium features in Pages, Keynote and Numbers behind a Creator Studio subscription

Apple updated Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Freeform and Pixelmator Pro on 29 September, and placed several of the new features behind Creator Studio.

Pinkesh Gajera

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28 Sept 20265 min read

Apple Pay's enhanced payment sheet in iOS 27 lets you swipe between cards

Apple has redesigned the Apple Pay checkout sheet in iOS 27, so a card is changed by swiping on it rather than by finding a button underneath.

Pinkesh Gajera

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25 Sept 20264 min read

Apple Podcasts Subscriptions is adding video for paying subscribers

Apple has told podcasters that video is coming to Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, covering exclusive episodes, ad-free video, early access and bonus content.

Pinkesh Gajera

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23 Sept 20264 min read

Tap to Pay on iPhone reaches eight more Latin American countries

Apple has switched on Tap to Pay on iPhone in eight more Latin American countries, letting merchants take contactless payments without a card reader.

Pinkesh Gajera

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17 Sept 20264 min read

App Store multiseat subscriptions are now on by default. Decide before 22 October.

Apple switched on multiseat purchasing for subscriptions in App Store Connect. Volume Purchasing launches 22 October. Check your entitlement logic first.

Pinkesh Gajera

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16 Sept 20265 min read

US link-outs after the Epic ruling: what changed for the apps we build

An appeals court modified the Epic injunction in December, letting Apple charge fees on external payment links. For most apps the practical answer did not change, and it is worth understanding why.

Pinkesh Gajera

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16 Sept 20265 min read

Two million rejections a year is a design constraint, not a statistic

Apple reviewed over 9.1 million submissions in 2025 and rejected more than two million. Roughly one submission in four. Plan as though yours is one of them, because sometimes it will be.

Pinkesh Gajera

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16 Sept 20264 min read

Apple is rejecting low-effort apps. That is good news if you build real ones.

New guidelines name categories Apple will no longer approve unless an app is meaningfully different. The wording is vague on purpose, and it moves risk to a place most teams do not plan for.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Apple Invites 1.12 adds photorealistic invitation backgrounds and full-resolution shared albums

Apple Pay has launched in India with one bank, and UPI still does not connect

Apple has put premium features in Pages, Keynote and Numbers behind a Creator Studio subscription

Apple Pay's enhanced payment sheet in iOS 27 lets you swipe between cards

Apple Podcasts Subscriptions is adding video for paying subscribers

Tap to Pay on iPhone reaches eight more Latin American countries

App Store multiseat subscriptions are now on by default. Decide before 22 October.

US link-outs after the Epic ruling: what changed for the apps we build

Two million rejections a year is a design constraint, not a statistic

Apple is rejecting low-effort apps. That is good news if you build real ones.

Services