CyberLink halts downloads of some products on Apple platforms from Oct. 24, 2026
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CyberLink halted downloads of some of its products on Apple platforms from Oct. 24, 2026, after Apple told it the products did not meet certain requirements, according to a company announcement. The company did not identify the affected products or the requirements they failed to meet. It said its products on Windows, Android and the web were unaffected by the action. It added that it would strengthen those channels to diversify the risks of relying on a single platform. The decision refocuses attention on the channels through which it distributes its applications, including its own stores and third-party stores.
CyberLink sells its products through its online store, as well as Google Play, the Apple App Store, the Mac App Store and the Microsoft Store, according to its investor relations page. That places app stores within the distribution network on which the company relies, alongside its own channels. The company said its mobile applications had surpassed 260 million downloads since 2014. The figure indicates the breadth of the download base its applications have built over the years. But its latest announcement was limited to halting downloads of some products through Apple platforms and did not mention any change in the availability of its products on other platforms.
CyberLink's 2025 results show that its Create B2C business generated revenue of 1,814.592 million Taiwan dollars, equivalent to 73.8% of total revenue. Its Computer Vision business generated revenue of 121.215 million Taiwan dollars, or 4.9% of the total, according to its fourth-quarter 2025 investor conference presentation. Consolidated revenue that year was 2,459.506 million Taiwan dollars, up 18.9% from 2,068.359 million in 2024. Net income, however, fell 8.8% to 286.976 million Taiwan dollars from 314.595 million a year earlier. The results provide a backdrop to the halt in downloads of some products, while the announcement did not specify the action's financial impact.
CyberLink previously said in its fourth-quarter 2025 presentation that PhotoDirector had been temporarily removed from app stores to comply with platforms' content guidelines. The company said at the time that it had modified some templates in the AI Outfit feature, and that the iOS version returned to the store after those changes. It said the Android version was expected to return shortly afterward. That episode provides earlier context on how the company has dealt with app-store requirements, but it concerns PhotoDirector and does not establish that the same product is among those covered by the current announcement. The latest announcement did not say whether the company would restore the downloads or when.
CyberLink had said first-quarter 2026 revenue rose 2.4% year over year, with growth momentum slowing. It also forecast at the time that second-quarter revenue would decline year over year, citing weaker search traffic and higher memory prices and their impact on computer shipments. The company's presentation linked search traffic to the effect of Google's AI Mode feature on organic search visits for computer products and applications. These factors appeared in the company's earlier guidance, and its announcement about the download halt did not link them to Apple's decision. CyberLink is scheduled to hold an investor conference on its third-quarter 2026 results and business outlook on Oct. 28, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., its next opportunity to provide a business update.