Apple can change US app store rules so that apps can redirect users to their website and redirect them for payment

Apple has changed its US App Store rules to allow apps to link users to their own websites, allowing them to purchase subscriptions and other digital products.

This change will be later US courts ruled in favor of the epic game For iPhone manufacturers, the latter will not ban the app. By including the ability to redirect users to their own websites for digital purchases.

“App review guidelines have been updated to comply with US court decisions regarding app buttons, external links and other calls to action,” Apple said I said in a blog post.

The 2020 lawsuit brought by Epic Games involves a greater amount of control than Apple’s transactions made on apps hosted on the App Store. In 2021, the game studio got an injunction that ordered Apple to give developers more options to redirect users to their website.

Apple began allowing other apps last year after the failed appeal against the injunction Link out and use the non-apple payment mechanismBut it still costs 27% of the fees, adding what critics call “Scare Screens.”

This week’s ruling means Apple must stop displaying these “scary screens” and the company has already removed the guidelines How these screens and links contain specific languages.

I asked Apple to confirm whether they would like to stop charging the app for payment fees made via external links.

As for Apple, it’s not satisfied with the ruling. “We strongly oppose this decision. We will comply with the court’s order and appeal,” the company said in a statement.

Spotify is fighting Apple over the same issue in various regions, You have already submitted the version of that app to the US app store There is a link to allow users to purchase that subscription externally.