Payments
12 post(s)
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UK CMA consults on ‘steering’ rules: letting developers link to off-platform payments (and what ‘fair fees’ could mean)
Summary of the CMA’s June 30, 2026 consultation on allowing app developers to steer users to off-platform payment options, plus the related NFC access discussion.
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App Store Connect release notes (June 18, 2026): Brazil alternative distribution tweaks, age rating changes, and dropping Intel Mac support
Apple’s June 18 App Store Connect release notes bundle a few quiet but high-impact changes: updates to alternative distribution/payment options (including Brazil support), region-specific age rating shifts (Australia, Vietnam), and the option to ship Apple silicon-only macOS binaries if your minimum version is macOS 13+.
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Apple updated the Developer Program License Agreement for Brazil, alternative distribution, payments, and out-of-app offers
Apple revised Attachment 12 of the Apple Developer Program License Agreement to spell out Brazil-specific terms for iOS apps, including alternative distribution, alternative payments, out-of-app offers, and the Core Technology Commission. Treat it as launch-risk hygiene: review, accept, and make sure your legal and release checklists reflect the new rails.
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Supreme Court lets Apple’s Epic contempt order stand, the real fight is what ‘external links’ cost developers
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to pause the order holding Apple in contempt in the Epic case. That keeps pressure on a core App Store question: if apps can link out to pay elsewhere, what commission (if any) can Apple still charge on those purchases?
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Apple vs Epic: the Supreme Court declines to pause the contempt order (why app teams should care)
A credited summary of SCOTUSblog’s May 6, 2026 note that Justice Kagan denied Apple’s request to pause a contempt order in the Apple vs Epic dispute. Practical takeaway: external payments and steering rules are still moving, and ‘link out’ UX plus commissions can become a legal battleground, not just a product decision.
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Epic v Apple: stay reversed, App Store external payments rules back in play
The Ninth Circuit reversed a stay that had paused enforcement while Apple pursues another Supreme Court appeal in Epic v Apple. Practically, this pulls App Store ‘external purchase’ rules and fees back into the spotlight again, and teams should be ready for link-out UX and commission policy changes.
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RevenueCat: Google Play involuntary churn is a recoverable revenue leak (configure grace periods, holds, and in-app messages)
RevenueCat argues a large share of Google Play cancellations are payment failures, not user intent, and outlines a high-ROI recovery playbook using grace periods, account holds, and the In-App Messaging API.
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App Store Marketing Weekly – Week 14 (2026)
The next conversion gains are coming from boring discipline: test your store promise like a product change, and treat ‘alternative billing’ as an entitlement system, not a policy footnote.
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Coda: Google Play fee changes after Epic settlement, link-outs, and a Registered App Stores program (rolling out from June 30, 2026)
A vendor-written but useful cheat sheet on Google’s announced Play fee structure changes: tiered service fees, a separate billing fee in some regions, link-out rules (24h window), and an easier install flow for approved third-party app stores.
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Google Play (US): external links and alternative billing are now ‘allowed’, but the programs still govern the workflow
Google’s Play Console Help page summarises what changed for US users during the Epic injunction period: developers can link out and use non-Play billing, but only via the published programs (payments policy, alternative billing, and external content links).
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Apple updates the Developer Program License Agreement, adding Japan-specific iOS terms (alt distribution, payments, and offers)
Apple revised the Apple Developer Program License Agreement, including an Attachment for iOS apps in Japan that covers alternative distribution, alternative payments, out-of-app offers, and the Core Technology Commission.
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Google Play (US): external links + alternative billing rules updated under the Epic injunction
Google updated its US Play policies and launched new programs for external links and alternative billing while the Epic injunction is in effect. Here’s what app teams actually need to do.