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The app usage analytics that Apple might have access to are spelled out here: https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/analytics/ https://developer.apple.c

The app usage analytics that Apple might have access to are spelled out here: https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/analytics/ https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/analytics/ (Edit: and in Settings > Privacy > Analytics.) I could see sales or engagement metrics being used to inform a broad strategy like, "augmented reality apps like Snapchat and Pokemon Go are catching on, let's make an API so more developers can do this." But it's clearly not the case that they're just looking at the top X apps and copying them, right? And when did you _ever_ see iTunes run an A/B test? Generally speaking Apple is a very design- and engineering-driven company. The larger "business" strategic moves, like creating Apple Pay when Venmo and Square Cash exist, or acquiring Beats to compete in music streaming, aren't likely to be well-informed by these high level metrics.

shkkmo 7y ago
> The app usage analytics that Apple might have access to are spelled out here: https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/analytics/ https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/analytics/ Those are the analytics they make available to the developer of an App, about that App. I see nothing there that indicates anything about what Apple collects for internal use. > And when did you _ever_ see iTunes run an A/B test? Generally speaking Apple is a very design- and engineering-driven company. > The larger "business" strategic moves, like creating Apple Pay when Venmo and Square Cash exist, or acquiring Beats to compete in music streaming, aren't likely to be well-informed by these high level metrics. Possibly not, but the smaller decisions about how to build that product almost certainly are. Even if they are not externally doing A/B testing, that doesn't mean they aren't using analytics to inform design decisions.
- rgovostes 7y ago
  You can view the analytics collected by your iOS device in Settings > Privacy > Analytics. Below each switch there is a link to an explanation of what is collected. (Specifically regarding app usage, not much is explained.) At a quick glance, I cannot see any information about third-party apps being shared in this data set.
  - ferongr 7y ago
    Why would you believe what closed-source software says it does?

shkkmo 7y ago

> The app usage analytics that Apple might have access to are spelled out here: https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/analytics/ https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/analytics/ Those are the analytics they make available to the developer of an App, about that App. I see nothing there that indicates anything about what Apple collects for internal use. > And when did you _ever_ see iTunes run an A/B test? Generally speaking Apple is a very design- and engineering-driven company. > The larger "business" strategic moves, like creating Apple Pay when Venmo and Square Cash exist, or acquiring Beats to compete in music streaming, aren't likely to be well-informed by these high level metrics. Possibly not, but the smaller decisions about how to build that product almost certainly are. Even if they are not externally doing A/B testing, that doesn't mean they aren't using analytics to inform design decisions.

rgovostes 7y ago
You can view the analytics collected by your iOS device in Settings > Privacy > Analytics. Below each switch there is a link to an explanation of what is collected. (Specifically regarding app usage, not much is explained.) At a quick glance, I cannot see any information about third-party apps being shared in this data set.
- ferongr 7y ago
  Why would you believe what closed-source software says it does?