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Apple's App Store Guidelines updated to reflect court order over external purchases

AppleInsider Friday, 2 May 2025 ()
After a judge ordered Apple to remove all barriers to links and external purchases, the company has updated its guidelines to reflect the ruling while it appeals.

Developers are ready to take advantage of external purchases

It's been a rough 24 hours for Apple, as earnings results were second-guessed by analysts and Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple's external purchase rules were a willful violation of an injunction. Epic Games has also been doing rounds celebrating the ruling, coaching others on how to bypass Apple's commission.

The new guidelines were first discovered by 9to5Mac, highlighting the updated language around external payments and links. Apple promised it would comply with the order while it appeals.Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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