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Title: Apple Updates App Store Guidelines To Allow Links To External Payments

Link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/05/02/042...

Apple has updated its App Store Guidelines to comply with a court order from
the Epic Games lawsuit, now allowing U.S. apps to include external payment
links and buttons without needing special approval. "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," Apple said in an email to developers on Thursday night.
9to5Mac reports: Here are the full changes to the App Store Guidelines with
today's revisions: 3.1.1: Apps on the United States storefront are not
prohibited from including buttons, external links, or other calls to action
when allowing users to browse NFT collections owned by others. 3.1.1(a): On
the United States storefront, there is no prohibition on an app including
buttons, external links, or other calls to action, and no entitlement is
required to do so. 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. "We strongly disagree with the
decision. We will comply with the court's order and we will appeal," Apple
said in a statement to 9to5Mac yesterday. Spotify, Patreon, Epic Games and
others are already working to circumvent Apple's App Store fees.

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