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Apple says it won't be closing down the App Store to developer submissions over the holidays

as it has in previous years. The policy change will be welcomed by developers who often fear that

they'll be blocked from being able to issue emergency bug fixes or other

critical updates during one of the busiest seasons for apps.

The change comes at a time when Apple is under increased regulatory scrutiny worldwide

over its App Store business model, which requires developers to pay Apple a commission on their paid

app downloads, in-app purchases and subscriptions. In other news, YouTube is looking

to give its Tik-Toc rival Shorts a competitive advantage.

The company confirmed it's expanding a recent global test that defaults the YouTube mobile

app to open directly in Shorts if the user had previously watched shorts videos before exiting.

In other words, instead of being taken to the YouTube homepage when you return to the

app, you'd be dropped into the Short Form Video experience.

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