Apple has updated its App Store rules to allow developers to contact users directly about payments, a concession in a legal settlement with companies challenging its tightly controlled marketplace. According to App Store rules updated Friday, developers can now contact consumers directly about...

Apple has updated its App Store rules to allow developers to contact users directly about payments, a concession in a legal settlement with companies challenging its tightly controlled marketplace.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23 ― Apple has updated its App Store rules to allow developers to contact users directly about payments, a concession in a legal settlement with companies challenging its tightly controlled marketplace. According to App Store rules updated yesterday, developers can now contact...

Developers can now contact consumers directly about alternate payment methods, bypassing Apple's commission

Developers can now contact consumers directly about alternative payment methods

As millions of app developers demand fair play, Apple has introduced a new set of App Store guidelines that allow developers to contact customers about other payment methods.

New Delhi: As millions of app developers demand fair play, Apple has introduced a new set of App Store guidelines that allow developers to contact

As always, developers will not pay Apple a commission on any purchases taking place outside of their app or the App Stores

As always, developers will not pay Apple a commission on any purchases taking place outside of their app or the App Stores

Apple today introduced a new set of App Store Guidelines that include three key changes. One of the changes is the result of a previously announced settlement agreement with a class of U.S. app developers. It clarifies that developers are allowed to communicate with their customers about other payment methods available outside their app. Related to this, another new guideline explains that apps may request customer information like name and email, but the request must be optional for the user and shouldn’t prevent them from using the app.

Apple today announced it has updated its App Store Review Guidelines with three key changes related to outside-of-app communications, collecting...

The change is a result of an easier agreement by Apple with small developers in the United States

Apple is announcing a trio of updates to the App Store Guidelines today that focuses on giving developers more flexibility for communicating with their customers. One of the changes specifically comes to address Apple’s settlement in a class-action lawsuit from small developers in the US, first announced back in August. As background, Apple promised a […]

In August, Apple settled a class action lawsuit with some developers, despite continuing to battle Fortnite maker Epic Games.

TechCrunch's Sarah Perez writes about the new set of App Store Guidelines that Apple introduced today: One of the changes is the result of a previously announced settlement agreement with a class of U.S. app developers. It clarifies that developers are allowed to communicate with their customers ab...