Apple has recently updated its App Store guidelines<\/a> to comply with a California court order. The court had required Apple to immediately stop collecting commissions<\/a> on purchases made outside the App Store.<\/p>\n As noticed by 9to5Mac<\/em><\/a>, the updated guidelines now allow developers to include "buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms other than in-app purchase" for apps on the US storefront, without needing an entitlement from Apple.<\/p>\n The changes are in response to a US court decision regarding buttons, external links, and other calls to action in apps, as stated by Apple in a statement<\/a>. The updates are a result of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ ruling in a lawsuit against Apple, which found that the company had violated her 2021 ruling by taking a 27 percent cut from external purchases.<\/p>\n Epic Games had accused Apple of non-compliance<\/a> with the court order. In response to the updated guidelines, Epic chief Tim Sweeney announced<\/a> that Fortnite<\/em> will return to iOS next week. Other companies, such as Spotify, are also planning to roll out updates to bypass Apple’s commission for external payments.<\/p>\n If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn a commission. The updated guidelines mark a significant change in Apple’s App Store policies, allowing developers to offer external payment options to customers in the US.<\/p>\n\n Introduction to Apple’s Updated Guidelines Apple has recently updated its App Store guidelines to comply with a California court order. The court had required Apple to immediately stop collecting commissions…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":17877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[69,2024,64,304,63],"class_list":["post-17876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-apple","tag-epic-games","tag-gear","tag-lawsuit","tag-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/dc831120-2741-11f0-a57f-f998535d6d8d.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Key Changes in the Guidelines<\/h2>\n
Compliance with Court Decision<\/h2>\n
Impact on Developers and Consumers<\/h2>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
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