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App news roundup 03 January 2020
Rebecca Appleton • 3 January 2020
If you’ve been taking a break from the Internet and generally relaxing unplugged over the festive period, you may well have missed some of the latest developments in the world of app development.
As you get ready to run full steam ahead with our mobile app agency business opportunity this New Year, why not take five with a coffee and catch up on all of the app news you might have missed in our quick roundup? With new launches, update news and more, it’s sure to leave you feeling inspired to get cracking on your own plans for 2020!
App Store spending on Christmas Day hits milestone
According to reports, many consumers found themselves downloading a new app or two (perhaps on their shiny new devices found under the tree?) on Christmas Day. It’s thought that a record $193 million was spent globally on the App Store on 25 December. That figure represents a 16% year-on-year increase, says a report by Sensor Tower.
The Google Play Store wasn’t quite as busy but nevertheless dealt with a very respectable $84 million of downloads, an increase of 2.7% on Christmas Day 2018. The majority of spending was concentrated within the games category, which also grew 8% year-on-year.
US Army bans TikTok installs
The US Army has reportedly banned its personnel from installing the viral video app, TikTok on government-issued mobile devices. Lt Col Robin Ochoa, a US Army Spokesperson, said that the decision to blacklist TikTok stemmed from it being considered a “cyber threat”. The US Navy has already enacted a similar ban which comes as US lawmakers are said to be increasingly considered about the prospect of the app being used for Chinese intelligence gathering.
For its part, TikTok says that this isn’t the case and has commissioned an independent audit of the app to ensure no US data is sent to China via third-party apps.
Dell says its computer owners will soon be able to access mobile apps from their PC
The computer firm Dell says that it is close to enabling wireless transfer of photos and images, plus allow mobile app use on iOS devices from a PC. It launched an app called Mobile Connect last year, allowing users to answer calls and texts and get mobile app notifications from their Dell PC. The new wireless transfers are currently only available to Dell PC users with an Android smartphone but are expected to come to iOS in the spring.
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