Prior to this, Apple’s App Store policies prevented developers from letting users know that there are alternative payment methods. Apple takes a roughly 30% cut from app sales and in-app purchases.

"Discovery thoroughly disproved Musi’s baseless conspiracy theory that Apple schemed to eliminate the Musi app from the App Store to benefit 'friends' in the music industry," Apple argued.

Apple wants to pause a court order barring it from charging a new 27% fee when rivals steer customers away from the App Store. AP. The judge also said Apple must end restrictions on where ...

Fortnite was booted from iPhones and Apple’s App Store in 2020, after Epic Games updated its software to link out to the company’s website and avoid Apple’s commissions. IE 11 is not supported.

Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store in 2020 after Epic added an option for people to make in-game purchases using Epic’s virtual currency, for which the company offered a 20% discount ...

In addition, Apple is updating the user experience for EU users who install alternative app marketplaces or apps from a developer’s website, as opposed to the App Store, in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6.

Epic Games submitted Fortnite to Apple on Friday, May 9, in the hope of seeing its game quickly restored to the Apple App Store — and from there, to millions of iPhones. But, according to Epic ...

Apple has changed its App Store rules in the U.S. to let apps link users to their own websites so they can buy subscriptions or other digital goods. This change comes after a U.S. court ruled in ...

Epic Games claims victory as Apple sanctioned for defying court order over App Store rules; Epic win: Apple forced to give developers (almost) free reign to link out and avoid paying Apple’s 30% cut ...

Apple and Epic appealed, for different reasons, but the Supreme Court declined last year to review the case. Fortnite was also kicked off the App Store for users in the European Union in 2020.