App Store developers can link to payment methods outside the store, avoiding Apple's 30% fee, court rules in 'Fortnite' case

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 06:33

citizens pass an Apple store on Nanjing Road Pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, December 16, 2022 — An Apple Store in Shanghai, China.
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Epic Games brought a lawsuit against Apple after "Fortnite" was removed from the App Store in 2020.
On Monday, a federal appeals court ruled that Apple's "anti-steering" provision was uncompetitive.
So now App Store developers can link to outside payment systems to avoid the 30% fee.

Developers using Apple's App Store are now allowed to bypass its 30% commission fee by steering users to their own payment systems, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.