Apple has tweaked its App Store ranking algorithms to surface more products from competitors, at a time when the tech giant is facing antitrust lawsuits over its control of the iOS ecosystem.

Sometime between Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, Apple changed its iOS App Store search algorithms, causing app results to move over 40 spots on average, or eight times more than a normal.

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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.

Facebook’s iPad app offers a good example of the change, as its app moved from a No. 2 position in “Social Networking” and a No. 7 ranking “Overall” the day before, down to No. 4 and No ...

According to Inside Mobile Apps, Apple may have recently tweaked the algorithm that determines ranking of iOS apps in the App Store embracing more factors than simple download numbers to present the ...

According to a report on Friday, iOS app developers have noticed a change in the App Store's search algorithms that appears to return more relevant results for direct app searches by going deeper ...

Woefully, the result might be changed often in both Google Play Store and iOS App Store even applying true algorithms for boosting up rankings. However, we should know certain reasons why App ...

TechCrunch reports that a week or so ago, Apple updated their App Store search algorithm, and the rankings of many apps for many keywords have changed.. Sarah Perez said, “[A]round a week ago ...