Apple purges apps without contact info from EU app store, as DSA deadline hits

Applicants have gone straight to the App Store within the European Union, a change in the European Union to publish their address, phone number and customers. Apple on Tuesday Declaration It has removed any EU app that still does not adhere to Digital Service Law (DSA), a regulation that adds the requirements to 30 and 31 articles that applicants must provide their “business status” to submit new applications or app updates to distribute this market.

A Declaration To the developers, Apple has told that until Tuesday, Feb 18, all applications except business status in the EU App Store will not be re -established until their business status is provided and verified by Apple.

A number of developers have been affected by changes, indicating data. Probably, because it doesn’t at least not develop the application as their full-time work. According to the app detective supplier AppFiguresAbout 135,000 applications have been disabled in the state app for all EU members over the past 30 hours.

Developer Feb 17, 2025 know about the deadline For a while, so today’s announcement should not be surprising.

However, the EU law had a greater impact on the small and Indi application developers who usually do not promote their address or phone number to deal with consumer complaints or interrogations. Often, these developers work from home and usually listed an email address on their website simply for response and customer assistance.

According to the DSA, any applicable app that can be considered as a “businessman” through the App Store, whether the revenue payment downloads, app purchases or even advertising come through advertising. Also, if the application is used with “trade, business, craft or profession”, it will qualify – which means anything that was not a hobby application would be covered by this DSA guideline.

Companies published in the EU App Store must show their phone, email and related address to them Dance numberThe Meanwhile, separate developers also had to include an address, phone and email, the guidelines said.

There are small developers Have been found They As a result of the new control, they need to register the address and phone number via the third party to provide some protection and privacy. For example, some developers used their business address as a colleague spot, virtual office or PO box, while others signed up to virtual phone numbers instead of giving their personal number to the public app store.

In the EU App Store, the new “business” information has now been found below the details of other apps like its age rating and supported languages, but on the link to the developer website.

Updated after publishing with new published data about the number of removal from the appFigters.