Apple Inc. on Thursday announced changes to its App Store regulations that will allow software developers to tell customers about other ways to pay for services outside the confines of Apple’s ecosystem, part of a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit.
The change will make it easier for some apps to steer customers toward other forms of payment rather than through the App Store, where Apple charges a commission of up to 30%. The company last year reduced commissions to 15% for developers earning less than $1 million a year, and the potential settlement will preserve that change.
In 2019, a group of app makers sued Apple, accusing the company of breaching antitrust laws in how it managed its App Store.
