New data suggests that recent changes made to Apple's App Store ranking algorithm were based not on how often users run applications, but how they are categorized within the directory. Josh Lowensohn ...

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To keep the playing field level and fair for all app developers, Apple on occasion changes the way its App Store ranking algorithm works, the fallout of which can impact developers’ standings in the ...

Apple came under fire over the weekend for an apparent failure of its App Store algorithm to rank app categories using any meaningful criteria. Several users took to Twitter to voice their displeasure ...

In the third change to the iOS App Store's search algorithm in a week, Apple has tweaked how the system weights keyword and app name metadata to allow for more accurate results but the changes could ...