It is a sad day for enthusiasts using Jonas Gessner’s ProTube 2. If you didn’t know what it was, check out our article here. Apple and YouTube put Gessner in a tight spot, forcing him to pull it from the App Store and cease development. This is after multiple threats by YouTube, initially claiming it violates their Terms of Service.

I am very sad to announce that ProTube was removed from the App Store by Apple on September 1, 2017. This comes after multiple requests and threats by YouTube which ultimately led Apple to suddenly pulling the app from the App Store. ProTube and many other 3rd party YouTube apps on the App Store have been targeted by YouTube with takedown requests.

Jonas had several options for going forward after being backed into a corner by the very ecosystem he is developing for. At the end of the day, he is ultimately looking out for his users. As hard as it is to shut down his baby, it is the best of his options. Continue reading this post ->

Welcome to This Week’s Games. Hopefully we get more games than we did last week, which didn’t really deliver. Already this week has had one big release in Fallout: Shelter by Bethesda which I have been playing, and enjoying very much. Obviously we couldn’t have predicted its release, but in this article we will be showing you the games you can look forward to playing in the coming days… Continue reading this post ->

If you’re on iOS 8.2 or iOS 8.3 you’ll now be able to access the App Store for the Apple Watch. All you have to do is head over to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap the App Store tab. If the App Store doesn’t load on your iPhone, kill the app and restart the Apple Watch app.

The Apple Watch App Store is essentially the iOS App Store with a small spin. Both Apple Watch and iPhone screenshots are available in the App Description.

Since there’s no native Apple Watch apps available yet, any Apple Watch app you download will download the iPhone version on your home screen.

The Apple Watch App Store is for customers to discover apps that are tailored towards the Apple Watch, nothing else. The Apple Watch App Store is available on iPhone 5 or higher running iOS 8.2 or later. Continue reading this post ->

Apple’s Cloud services aren’t the best. They have a tendency to go out ever now and then. On Wednesday the iOS App Store has taken a toll as the store has gone down.

Without any warning, Apple’s App Store has become unavailable, giving a “App Store not available” message. On the flip side, the Mac App Store is still running fine and dandy.

According to the companies iCloud System Status page, Apple is not aware of the issue. Continue reading this post ->

According to Apple, iOS 8 is now running on 73% of iOS devices. This is a small 1 percentage point higher than it was two weeks ago. The data also notes 24% of iOS devices are running iOS 7, and 3% running older firmware. Keep in mind, these are devices that are capable of connecting to the App Store.

Analytics from MixPanel shows similar data, reporting that 75.74% of compatible devices.

To put this into perspective, iOS 7 had an 80% adoption rate around this time last year. This shows that once again, the adoption rate for the new iOS is trailing behind previous versions of the operating system. These numbers are still astounding compared to other mobile operating systems. Continue reading this post ->

Apps over the years have changed in terms of pricing. It used to be the case where you had a free “lite” version of a game, and a pro version. In-app purchases were to remove ads and enhance the experience. Now, almost no apps have a lite version, and the majority of in-app purchases are used to actually play the game.

Apple has begun highlighting non-freemium games in a new section of the App Store the companies calls, “Pay Once & Play”. The company describes the section as “great games with no in-app purchases”. First spotted by MacStories, the section is divided into three categories: Recent Releases, Blockbuster Games and App Store Originals. Some of the popular titles include: Minecraft, Thomas Was Alone and Threes!.

Here are a few more games listed in Pay Once & Play:

• Blek
• Hero Emblems
• XCOM: Enemy Within
• Battleheart Legacy
• Space Marshals
• Goblin Sword
• Gunbrick

The section was first spotted in the UK, and has since spread all across the world to places like Europe, the United States, and various other countries. Continue reading this post ->

Apple announced Thursday afternoon that it has increased its app package size limit to 4GB when submitting applications through iTunes connect. That’s double the previous size limit of 2GB, which has been the same since the App Store was originally introduced in 2008.

App developers and game-makers should be happier, as they struggle to make games under 2GB with the multitude of screen sizes and resolutions.

The size limit of an app package submitted through iTunes Connect has increased from 2 GB to 4 GB, so you can include more media in your submission and provide a more complete, rich user experience upon installation. Please keep in mind that this change does not affect the cellular network delivery size limit of 100 MB.

Although Apple may be increasing app size limits, they are still enforcing the 100 megabyte cellular download limit. Continue reading this post ->