Apple Loses Control Over App Payment Links in US
In a big win for app developers, a US judge has ruled that Apple can no longer control or take a cut from external payment links in apps available on the App Store in the United States.
This decision came from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers as part of the long-running legal fight between Apple and Epic Games, which started over four years ago. While Apple had won a previous ruling, this latest one favors Epic and all developers who don’t want to use Apple’s payment system.
According to the new order:
Apple can’t charge any fees or commissions for purchases made outside the app.
Developers are free to add links or buttons that take users to third-party websites for payments.
Apple can’t control how these links look or where they’re placed.
Apple also can’t show warning messa...
