Natural language App Store search was part of the October iOS 18.1 update, but Apple’s reminder today was the first time I’ve seen it on my iPhone. Natural language App Store search was part of the ...

Apple will next year introduce more ads in the App Store "to increase opportunity" in search results, the company has announced. According to an update to Apple's Ads website, additional ads will ...

Apple is preparing to expand the number of advertisements displayed in App Store search results, signaling a deeper push into performance-driven app discovery. According to a new update published on ...

After announcing last year that the App Store would get more ads in 2026, Apple has updated its official documentation to reveal that the App Store will indeed get more ads starting in March. While ...

Apple researchers ran an A/B test to measure how AI-generated relevance labels would affect App Store search rankings and app downloads. Here’s what they found. AI-generated relevance labels slightly ...

Apple is preparing to present more ads during searches on the App Stores, but has told advertisers they can't pay to get better positioning. Apple's note to advertisers and developers about this ...

The Wall Street Journal claims Apple is giving its own apps preferential treatment in the iOS App Store search results. During a wide-ranging test of basic app search terms like “maps”, WSJ discovered ...

Apple’s plans to improve App Store discoverability using AI tagging techniques have been implemented in the developer beta build of iOS 26. However, the tags do not appear on the public App Store yet, ...

Apple will add more App Store search ads in 2026, expanding inventory while keeping placements driven by relevance – not higher bids. Apple plans to add more ads to App Store search results in 2026, ...