Monthly Update – February 2025

Apple Treats returns with new kind of the episode – monthly updates. Or bi-monthly. Depends. Nevertheless, here are some news for Apple developers happened in 2025 so far. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AppleTreats And here are the topics covered in this episode. UK government orders Apple to create and provide iCloud backdoor https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-no-longer-allows-uk-residents Apple brings Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro with visionOS 2.4 beta 1 https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-brings-apple-intelligence-to Apple announces iPhone 16e https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-announces-iphone-16e Apple announces Powerbeats Pro 2 headphones with heart rate monitoring https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-announces-powerbeats-pro-2 Apple releases Invites app https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-releases-invite-app Swift Student Challenge https://appletreats.substack.com/p/swift-student-challenge-2025-has Illinois residents now could use Apple Wallet to store their Driver’s License https://appletreats.substack.com/p/illinois-residents-will-be-able-to Asahi Linux developer lead resigns due to burnout and disagreements with Linux maintainers https://appletreats.substack.com/p/asahi-linux-developer-lead-resigns Parallels introduces x86 emulation support on Apple Silicon https://appletreats.substack.com/p/parallels-introduces-x86-emulation Apple releases iOS 18.3.1, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 and other platforms https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-releases-ios-183-macos-sequoia https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-issues-updates-to-its-operating Apple publishes iOS and iPadOS adoption statistics https://appletreats.substack.com/p/76-of-modern-iphones-have-ios-18 Another alternative iOS marketplace launches in Europe https://appletreats.substack.com/p/another-alternative-ios-marketplace EU alternative iOS marketplace hosts adult-content application https://appletreats.substack.com/p/eu-alternative-ios-marketplace-hosts New legal requirements in App Store in Vietnam and South Korea https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-announces-game-license-requirements https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-announces-new-regulatory-requirements Trader status becomes mandatory on App Store for EU app distribution https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-warns-developers-about-trader https://appletreats.substack.com/p/trader-status-requirement-is-in-effect Apple announces price and tax updates for several regions in App Store https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-announces-price-and-tax-updates-761 Apple announces updates on cryptography algorithms and certificates on App Store services https://appletreats.substack.com/p/app-store-receipt-signing-intermediate https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-warns-developers-on-apple-pay Apple Push Notification service now provides more authentication key options https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-push-notification-service-now Apple announces Advanced Commerce API ps://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-introduces-new-tools-for-in Swift Build is now open source https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-open-sources-swift-build Swift team announces gRPC Swift 2 library https://appletreats.substack.com/p/swift-team-announces-grpc-swift-2 Visual Studio Code Swift extension is now published on marketplace https://appletreats.substack.com/p/visual-studio-code-swift-extension Apple now allows to migrate digital purchases between Apple accounts https://appletreats.substack.com/p/apple-clarifies-requirements-for Emerge Tools announce Build Distribution service https://appletreats.substack.com/p/emerge-tools-announce-build-distribution