Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
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Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
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Re: Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
#2>The App Review Guidelines have been updated for compliance with a United States court decision regarding buttons, external links, and other calls to action in apps. These changes affect apps distributed on the United States storefront of the App Store, and are as follows:
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> 3.1.3: The prohibition on encouraging users to use a purchasing method other than in-app purchase does not apply on the United States storefront.
> 3.1.3(a): The External Link Account entitlement is not required for apps on the United States storefront to include buttons, external links, or other calls to action.
Re: Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
#3Sigh, not that I expected anything else from Apple at this point but of course they only change the rules for the US.
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#4Are the requirements still there for e.g. the EU storefront?
Re: Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
#5In the same article:
3.1.1 In-App Purchase:
If you want to unlock features or functionality within your app, (by way of example: subscriptions, in-game currencies, game levels, access to premium content, or unlocking a full version), you must use in-app purchase. Apps may not use their own mechanisms to unlock content or functionality, such as license keys, augmented reality markers, QR codes, cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency wallets, etc.
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#6Apple store needs to die. We have the web.
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#7Only in the US feels like shooting themselves in the foot again. The EU is already cracking down on them for their malicious compliance with the DMA, and it’s only a matter of time before similar pressure builds
Re: Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
#8Are the requirements still there for e.g. the EU storefront?
I'm pretty sure EU apps can link elsewhere for payment, but they have to show a warning message first saying that the payment is outside of Apple's jurisdiction and you can't get a refund from apple, etc.
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#9I don't get it. Why is Apple changing this in the US now? Is it because the allegation of them lying under oath and being subjected to a criminal review? If so, how does this change absolves them or minimises their fate during the upcoming criminal trial against them?
Re: Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
#10In the same article: 3.1.1 In-App Purchase: If you want to unlock features or functionality within your app, (by way of example: subscriptions, in-game currencies, game levels, access to premium content, or unlocking a full version), you must use in-app purchase. Apps may not use their own mechanisms to unlock content or functionality, such as license keys, augmented reality markers, QR codes, cryptocurrencies and cr…
You’ll have to excuse me for not mourning for game developers having to pay 30% for purchases of loot boxes and other pay to win mechanics.
It came out in the original Epic trial that this is where 90% of in app revenue comes from.