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The tech giant also said it blocked nearly 3.9 million stolen credit cards from being used and rejected about 1.7 million app submissions that failed to meet Apple's privacy and security standards.

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Some smaller creators were blindsided by the announcement and took to Twitter to air their frustrations.

Cut through the clutter and confusions by browsing a finite library of apps spanning lifestyle, productivity, task management, developer tools, personal finance, and more.