Apple has extended its
deadline for requiring in-app purchases for online group events within iOS apps
from December to June 30 next year.
Apple has extended its
deadline for requiring in-app purchases for online group events within iOS apps
from December to June 30 next year.
The tech giant earlier temporarily waived its customary 30 percent App
Store fee on in-app purchases for paid online events by small businesses on
Facebook.
The company said on Monday
that as the world fights Covid-19, it recognizes that adapting experiences from
in-person to digital continues to be a top priority.
"Although apps are
required to offer any paid online group event experiences (one-to-few and
one-to-many real-time experiences) through in-app purchase in accordance with
App Store Review guideline 3.1.1, we temporarily deferred this requirement with
an original deadline of December 2020," Apple said in a statement.
"To allow additional
time for developing in-app purchase solutions, this deadline has been extended
to June 30, 2021".
Facing flak for App Store's
30 percent standard commission for paid app revenue and in-app purchases, Apple
last week unveiled a new developer program that will reduce the charge by half
for small businesses that earn up to $1 million in revenue from January 1.
Apple said the new
"App Store Small Business Programme" will benefit the vast majority
of developers who sell digital goods and services on the store, providing them
with a reduced commission on paid apps and in-app purchases.
To be launched on January
1, the program comes at an important time as small and independent developers
continue working to innovate and thrive during a period of unprecedented global
economic challenge.
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