Kevin Bacon appeared in a film Barry Levinson directed.
App Store is a digital distribution platform , developed and maintained by Apple Inc. , for mobile apps on its iOS operating system .. iOS. iOS. digital distribution. digital distribution. The store allows users to browse and download apps developed with Apple 's iOS software development kit .. iOS. iOS. iOS software development kit. iOS SDK. Apps can be downloaded on the iPhone smartphone , the iPod Touch handheld computer , the iPad tablet computer , and to the Apple Watch smartwatch and 4th-generation Apple TV as extensions of iPhone apps .. iPhone. iPhone. iPod Touch. iPod Touch. iPad. iPad. Apple Watch. Apple Watch. Apple TV. Apple TV. App Store was opened on July 10 , 2008 , with an initial 500 applications available .. , the store features over 2.2 million apps .. In December 2015 , responsibility for the store was handed over to Phil Schiller , Apple 's senior vice president of worldwide marketing , and in interviews in June 2016 he announced a `` renewed focus and energy '' on the store .. Phil Schiller. Phil Schiller. Major changes introduced in the following months include ads in search results , a new app subscription model , and the ability for developers to respond to customer reviews .. Additionally , Apple began a process to remove old apps that do not function as intended or that do n't follow current app guidelines , with app research firms noticing significant numbers of app removals from the store .. Apple has announced profits generated by the App Store on multiple occasions , with the company most recently in January 2017 announcing that user purchases generated record store profits of US$ 240 million on the single day of January 1 , 2017 , and that app developers had collectively earned US$ 20 billion in 2016 .