{"id":27459,"date":"2025-05-09T09:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27459"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:29:36","slug":"how-iphone-apps-are-changing-after-a-recent-app-store-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27459","title":{"rendered":"How iPhone Apps Are Changing After a Recent App Store Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">A federal judge\u2019s recent ruling has made it possible for apps to sell software and subscriptions outside the App Store without having to pay a commission.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In recent days, iPhone apps have been changing. The Kindle app now lets people buy books directly from its site. Spotify is offering users free trials. And Patreon, a subscription service, is letting people pay creators more money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The changes are an early look at how a recent court ruling could transform the shopping experience on an iPhone. Last week, a federal judge ordered Apple to start allowing apps to offer promotions and collect payments directly from users. The decision makes it possible for apps to offer people new conveniences, like buying books directly from their website. The ruling also lets apps bypass a 30 percent commission that Apple collects on every app sale, which could lead to lower prices for consumers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For more than a decade, Apple required that apps use its payment system for purchases and collected commission on the sales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now, all of that is open to change. Here\u2019s what could be different in the future and why.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-22ad1346\">What did the judge rule?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who began working on this case after Epic Games sued Apple in 2020, ruled that Apple could no longer take commissions from sales that link out from the app. She also restricted the company from writing rules that would prevent developers from creating buttons or links allowing people to pay apps directly for their goods and services, and said it could not create messages \u2014 known as warning screens \u2014 that discourage users from leaving the App Store.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-small css-1189og3 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-zgakxe erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\">\n<div class=\"css-nwd8t8\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\" style=\"height:767.5333333333333px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-13ytnnu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Amazon asked to update its Kindle app to allow people to buy books.<\/span><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Kindle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-73c09d3f\">How will iPhone apps change?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For years, Kindle has not sold books on its app to avoid Apple\u2019s 30 percent commission. 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The Kindle app now lets people buy books directly from its site. Spotify is offering users free trials. And Patreon, a subscription service, is letting people pay creators more money.The changes are an early look at how a recent court ruling could transform the shopping experience on an iPhone. Last week, a federal judge ordered Apple to start allowing apps to offer promotions and collect payments directly from users. The decision makes it possible for apps to offer people new conveniences, like buying books directly from their website. The ruling also lets apps bypass a 30 percent commission that Apple collects on every app sale, which could lead to lower prices for consumers.For more than a decade, Apple required that apps use its payment system for purchases and collected commission on the sales.Now, all of that is open to change. Here\u2019s what could be different in the future and why.What did the judge rule?Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who began working on this case after Epic Games sued Apple in 2020, ruled that Apple could no longer take commissions from sales that link out from the app. She also restricted the company from writing rules that would prevent developers from creating buttons or links allowing people to pay apps directly for their goods and services, and said it could not create messages \u2014 known as warning screens \u2014 that discourage users from leaving the App Store.Amazon asked to update its Kindle app to allow people to buy books.KindleHow will iPhone apps change?For years, Kindle has not sold books on its app to avoid Apple\u2019s 30 percent commission. Now, it has added a \u201cGet Book\u201d button that directs users to its website to buy books. 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