Apple updates App Store rules after court order shakeup

May 1, 2025, 10:20 pm

Apple's App Store guidelines now include provisions for external purchase links as mandated by a recent court order. In a curious twist of legal and developer ingenuity, Spotify swiftly adapted its app to integrate these external links—an unexpected yet practical consequence of the ruling amid a broader reexamination of digital commerce norms.

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macrumors.com / Spotify Updates iPhone App With Out-of-App Payment Options in U.S.

As planned, Spotify has updated its iPhone app in the U.S. with out-of-app pricing and subscription options for its Premium plans. The latest version of the app is now available in the App Store, and the added pricing information is rolling out. Spotify users in the U.S. can now view pricing…

techcrunch.com / Apple approves Spotify app update that allows U.S. users to access pricing info, external payment links

Spotify said on Friday that Apple has approved its U.S. app update that will allow users to access pricing information and external payment links. The approval comes days after a U.S. judge ordered Apple to stop charging commissions on purchases through iPhone apps. “In a victory for consumers,…

theverge.com / Stripe already has a way for iOS developers to dodge Apple’s payment system

Payment processing platform Stripe just added a way for iOS developers to accept payments by linking outside their apps, dodging Apple’s commission fees. The move comes after a landmark ruling on Wednesday in the Epic v. Apple antitrust case. Apple can no longer charge developers 27 percent fees on…

cnbc.com / Apple clears Spotify update under new rules allowing purchases within apps

The approval comes after a U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered Apple to stop imposing the commissions it makes on purchases through iPhone apps.

theverge.com / How Apple lost control of the App Store

"Cook chose poorly" is one of those phrases you'll someday read in a history book about the tech industry. That's just one of the memorable lines from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers' stinging rebuke of Apple this week, in which she ruled that Apple needed to change the way it handled external…

theverge.com / Apple approves Spotify app update with external payments

Apple has approved an update to Spotify’s iPhone app that makes it the first major app to support direct links for US users to pay for plans on an external site, without restrictions. Apple has been forced to change its rules on external payments following an order in its ongoing case against Epic…

bgr.com / Apple now allows external purchases in the US App Store

Following the court ruling over Apple’s App Store, the company has updated its App Store policy and App Review Guidelines (via MacRumors) to reflect the … The post Apple now allows external purchases in the US App Store appeared first on BGR.

medianama.com / US Court Imposes Permanent Injunction on Apple App Store Commissions for External Purchases

Apart from the injunction on fees, Apple has been restricted from prohibiting developers from using call to action buttons for external purchases. The post US Court Imposes Permanent Injunction on Apple App Store Commissions for External Purchases appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

theverge.com / Apple changes App Store rules to allow external purchases

Apple has updated its App Store Guidelines around external payments and links in response to the injunction issued this week in the Epic Games v. Apple case. The changes, spotted by 9to5Mac, allow developers to steer users outside Apple’s App Store to make external purchases in compliance with the…

techcrunch.com / Apple changes US App Store rules to let apps redirect users to their own websites for payments

Apple has changed its App Store rules in the U.S. to let apps link users to their own websites so they can buy subscriptions or other digital goods. This change comes after a U.S. court ruled in favor of Epic Games in a case against the iPhone maker, ordering the latter not to prohibit apps […]

techinasia.com / Spotify submits update to Apple following US court rules

This legal dispute is part of an ongoing conflict between Spotify and Apple over App Store policies.

macrumors.com / Apple Updates U.S. App Review Guidelines Following Epic Games Ruling

In the wake of yesterday's court ruling in the dispute between Apple and Epic Games over Apple's policies restricting developers' ability to inform users about alternatives to making purchases through Apple's in-app purchasing system, Apple has updated its App Review Guidelines to comply with the…

appleinsider.com / Apple's App Store Guidelines updated to reflect court order over external purchases

After a judge ordered Apple to remove all barriers to links and external purchases, the company has updated its guidelines to reflect the ruling while it appeals.Developers are ready to take advantage of external purchasesIt's been a rough 24 hours for Apple, as earnings results were second-guessed…

techinasia.com / Epic Games wins major case against Apple

The judge said Apple knowingly broke a 2021 order banning unfair pricing rules.

reuters.com/business / Spotify submits app update to Apple with external link for purchases in US - Reuters

Spotify submits app update to Apple with external link for purchases in US Reuters

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