Mobile Apps stories
Families on Spotify's free, ad-supported tier can now give children under 13 supervised music-only accounts, starting in six markets.
Users can now see how stale each radar reading is at specific map points, exposing delays that often run eight to 15 minutes.
UK demand for commute-cutting tools is rising as employers look to tackle scope three emissions and track travel savings more closely.
Private demand for early abuse recognition is lifting Heard, with 1,500 April downloads and more than 26% of users moving to paid plans.
Accessibility-focused app playgrounds won prizes as students used Apple’s Swift challenge to tackle tremors, floods, speaking and music barriers.
Concerns over misinformation and manipulation are creating an opening for eYou, which is now available worldwide on iOS and Android.
Private-by-default channels replace the public feed, as the Brooklyn-based start-up seeks to monetise creator-made AI tools after USD $15 million raised.
Users can now build and review web apps on their phones, as Lovable extends its no-code platform beyond the desktop for founders and designers.
Banks seeking faster onboarding and broader channel support may benefit as Forrester ranks Temenos among the top digital banking vendors.
Businesses selling into the EU face tighter accessibility scrutiny, with Accessiway targeting retailers and other firms using a new monitoring platform.
Cost-of-living pressure is pushing households towards cheaper indulgences, with personal care, digital goods and travel holding up best.
App marketers may soon use living room screens to drive installs, as Moloco’s new product brings mobile-style measurement to connected TV.
Retailers can now keep refunds, rewards and gift cards in one balance, reducing friction for shoppers and fees for brands.
App marketers can now measure television buys against installs in real time, as connected TV ad spend approaches USD $45 billion.
Fraud teams can now feed mobile threat histories into server-side checks as Appdome expands IDAnchor with risk APIs and persistent identifiers.
Fraud teams can now tap verified mobile threat data in backend systems, as Appdome extends IDAnchor with server-to-server risk intelligence.
US shoppers are making loyalty programmes part of weekly spending, with 91% saying they influence whether they buy again.
App marketers are under pressure to turn rising data volumes and shifting store discovery into faster, clearer client strategy.
Existing loyalty customers can now change reward rules in hours, as the revamped platform adds self-service tools and live performance data.
Canadian shoppers can now use tokenised Visa details at checkout in Chrome and Android, reducing card exposure to merchants.
