They look and feel like apps, but Tencent is calling them ‘mini programs’ because Apple won’t let it use the term ‘app’. Mini program builds ... There’s no app store to house the ...

Tencent has re-engineered the WeChat messaging app in a way that applications smaller than 10 megabytes can run instantly on WeChat's interface. Tencent's move to bundle apps within WeChat could ...

Simultaneously, WeChat parent company Tencent Holdings launched ... the development of Mini Program. WeChat also deliberately avoids calling it an "app store." The company has taken care not ...

Tencent is testing Exiangtuan, a WeChat mini program that helps small merchants to manage their clients within the app, local media reported on Feb. 18. Merchants can set up their online storefronts ...

Apple is pushing Tencent and ByteDance to “close loopholes” that currently allow their apps to skirt the App Store’s in-app ... s in-app purchase system for mini apps and games that are ...

Apple and Tencent ... by Tencent. “We now all share a mutual understanding and we’ll soon bring back the “tip” function.” As we reported last year, Apple updated its App Store guidelines ...