Apple allows Google to skirt App Store commission

Post by MBCook » Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 2:18 AM UTC

Post by geoffpado » Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 6:58 AM UTC

MBCook wrote: post #2

This is called the “reader exception” and has been available for a few years. It’s not something they did just for Google.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 4:55 PM UTC

geoffpado wrote: post #4

MBCook wrote: post #2

This is called the “reader exception” and has been available for a few years. It’s not something they did just for Google.

While this is true, the reader exception has historically been predicated on you not linking out from your app to actually make the purchase; users had to find it on their own. What's new and what the article focuses on is the External Link entitlement, which allows apps to actually link to where users can buy content.