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People are now spending 3 hours and 40 minutes per day using apps, rivaling TV. Apps aren&rsquo;t just a way to pass idle hours &mdash; they&rsquo;re a big business. In 2019, mobile-first companies had a combined $544 billion valuation, 6.5x higher than those without a mobile focus.<br \/>\nIn this Extra Crunch series, we help you keep up with the latest news from the world of apps, delivered on a weekly basis.<br \/>\nThis week, there was a ton of app news. We&rsquo;re digging into the latest with Apple&rsquo;s antitrust issues, Tencent&rsquo;s plan to leverage WeChat to fend off the TikTok threat, AppsFlyer&rsquo;s massive new round, the booming subscription economy, Disney&rsquo;s mobile game studio sale, Pok&eacute;mon GO&rsquo;s boost to tourism, Match Group&rsquo;s latest investment and much more. And did you see the app that lets you use your phone from within a paper envelope? Or the new AR social network? It&rsquo;s Weird App Week, apparently.<br \/>\nHeadlines<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guce.techcrunch.com\/consent?brandType=nonEU&#038;done=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch%2Ecom%2F2020%2F01%2F25%2Fthis%2Dweek%2Din%2Dapps%2Dapple%2Dantitrust%2Dissues%2Dcome%2Dto%2Dcongress%2Dthe%2Dsubscription%2Dapp%2Dboom%2Dtencent%2Dtakes%2Don%2Dtiktok%2F&#038;gcrumb=DC8EazE=\">This Week in Apps: Apple antitrust issues come to Congress, subscription apps boom, Tencent takes on TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to ThisWeek&nbsp;in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. 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