Apple finally lets apps like Netflix use their own subscription payment services
Apple settled an antitrust case in Japan last summer, promising that so-called reader apps would get a big change in early 2022. Apple would allow iPhone apps like Netflix, Spotify, and others to link to their websites for the first time ever. This procedure would let customers create accounts on these platforms and even subscribe to them directly, without using the App Store's payment platform. That means Apple won’t get a cut of in-app sales that follow this path.
Apple has finally made the App Store changes that allow developers to take advantage of the feature. Soon, iPhone reader apps like Netflix will let users sign up and manage their accounts in a browser outside of the apps.
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