Apple is Changes in new app store In the European Union in an attempt to avoid further punishment under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). On Thursday, the company announced a new tier system for its store service fee, which applies to shopping out shopping, and it will only provide the developers access to a full set of app store facilities if they give a large commission to Apple.
Store services Tier 1 The fee will provide the developers only with the basic app stores facilities for 5 percent commission on an inexpensive, in-app purchase, including the app reviews, privacy nutritional labels and access to apple support. This tier today lacks many features of developers at the app store, including automatic app updates, automatic app downloads and other tools that can help developers promote their app.
For complete access to the app store features, developers have to use Tier 2 of Store Services Fee, which comes with 13 percent commission. Apps on the app store will be on Tier 2 by default, but developers can transfer their apps to Tier 1.
Apple is also introducing a new fee: Chief Technology CommissionWith update, the Apple App will take 5 percent commission on external purchase made in apps distributed on the store. However, developers core technology fee (CTF) signing the alternative commercial terms of Apple will continue to pay €50 per download fee, which applies to the application for more than 1 million for each annual install.
The iPhone manufacturer says that on January 1, 2026, it is going to go to a “single business model” for developers in the European Union. This means that this app is going to infection the core technology fee in the Core Technology Commission on digital goods and services sold on the store stores and alternative marketplace.
Come in response to change € 500 million (about $ 570 million) fine The European Union served Apple after pronounced on April 23 that its app store stores “anti-starring” practices-which banned how developers can direct users to make external shopping-DMA violates the rules. Apple will face interest payments on a fine of $ 570 million if it fails to pay by next month. European union too Preliminary findings released For a separate DMA check in Apple’s main technology fee and other restrictions for the alternative iOS app store, deciding that Apple failed to display that they were “necessary and proportional”.
Apple is still planning to appeal for penalty. “European Commission requires Apple to create a series of additional changes in the app store,” company Said in a statement 9to5mac“We disagree with this result and plan to appeal.” Apple did not respond immediately RuckusRequest for comment.
The European Union Commission will now assess changes that Apple has proposed by Apple before taking a final decision on additional non-non-compliance fine.
