Apple revised its App Store guidelines because a U.S. court ruling prohibited fees from outside purchases through the App Store.
External linking reentered the platform. External links now allowed.
The U.S. store permits applications to implement direct purchase buttons along with links through any path without Apple oversight.
The prohibition which Apple imposed on in-app third-party payment advertisement does not exist for applications shown in U.S. App Store storefronts.
New rules from Apple arrived after Judge Gonzalez Rogers found that Apple broke her previous 2021 Epic Games decision through restrictive payment choices.
The previous model permitted Apple to keep a 27% commission while Epic considered this practice non-compliant.
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The police change would lead to litigation termination as long as Apple implemented it worldwide. Apple has provided no evidence of planning to adopt such a policy.
Spotify submitted a software update that allows U.S. users to make payments outside of Apple’s payment system and escape the commission fees.
