Software & Internet Services · Recorded milestone
App stores
Recorded year2008
Apple's App Store and Android Market create the mobile app economy.
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Led to
- Location-based dating appsRecorded · 2009enables
- Phone messaging appsRecorded · 2009enables
- Phone photo-sharing appRecorded · 2010enables
- Ride-hailing appsRecorded · 2010requires
- Minute-by-minute rain alertsRecorded · 2012enables
- App-based restaurant deliveryRecorded · 2013enables
- Smart video doorbellRecorded · 2013requires
- Item-finder tagRecorded · 2014requires
- Over-the-counter glucose sensorRecorded · 2014requires
- Smart ringRecorded · 2016requires
- AI scene descriptionRecorded · 2017requires
- App tracking opt-inRecorded · 2021enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.