{"id":5676,"date":"2026-08-18T17:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5676"},"modified":"2026-08-18T17:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:16:39","slug":"apple-app-store-eu-rules-core-technology-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5676","title":{"rendered":"Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/08\/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union\/\">the company says<\/a> will resolve its \u201cdisagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution.\u201d As part of the changes, every developer that distributes apps will be moved to a single set of business terms, and digital transactions for apps distributed outside of the App Store will be subject to a Core Technology Commission fee of 5 percent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The new terms go into effect on October 1st. They will include a 26 percent commission for App Store apps that use Apple\u2019s in-app purchase system, or a 20 percent fee for developers using alternate payment providers. Developers must also pay a 15 percent commission on purchases that link out of the app. Apple will reduce these rates for developers in the App Store Small Business Program, Mini Apps Partner Program, or Video Partner Program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">With the new terms, developers can offer both in-app purchases and alternative payment systems in the EU. However, developers must maintain the payment options they choose for 12 months \u201cto provide consistency and clarity for users,\u201d Apple says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">There\u2019s also a 5 percent Core Technology Commission on digital transactions in apps distributed on third-party app stores and the web. Apple will no longer charge an initial acquisition fee, store services fee, or the Core Technology Fee, a \u20ac0.50 per download fee that applied to apps for each annual install over 1 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Web distribution is only available in the EU, Apple says, and the company has eligibility requirements in place for who can actually operate a third-party app marketplace over the web, like being a publicly traded company or having completed a financial audit from a \u201clicensed accountant.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Apple\u2019s updates also include new child safety features for the EU. Kids apps in the App Store can\u2019t have links to websites for finishing transactions, and Apple won\u2019t let App Store apps link out to websites for a purchase if a user is under 13 years old. Users under 18 will have to get permission from a parent or guardian when trying to make a purchase using an alternative payment method inside an App Store app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/981504\/apple-app-store-eu-rules-core-technology-commission\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which the company says will resolve its \u201cdisagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution.\u201d As part of the changes, every developer that distributes apps will be moved to a single set of business terms, and digital transactions for apps distributed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[345,46,74,34],"class_list":["post-5676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-apple","tag-news","tag-policy","tag-tech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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