From PC Mag: After years of requiring iOS developers to accept payments exclusively through Apple, the company is updating its App Store policies to allow developers to link to alternative payment methods, as long as the app also allows users to make purchases through Apple’s in-app purchasing system.
The change is in response to the US Supreme Court refusing to hear Apple’s appeal in its battle with Epic Games, 9to5Mac reports. In September 2021, a US District judge ruled that Apple was violating California’s Unfair Competition Law by not allowing developers to link to third-party payment options within their apps.
The link to the third-party payment option can only be displayed on one app page that the user navigates to rather than a pop-up or interstitial "in a single, dedicated location on such page, and may not persist beyond that page.”
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