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An apple for her New changes have been presented in the application store In the European Union in an attempt to avoid being subjected to more punishment under the European Union Digital Markets Law (DMA). On Thursday, the company announced a new layer system for store service fees that are applied to the purchases that were performed outside the applications, and will only give developers access to the full set of the application store features if Apple gives a larger commission.
Level 1 of the store services The fees for developers will only provide the features of the basic application store only the cheapest committee and 5 percent of the purchases within the application, including application reviews, special nutrition marks, and access to Apple support. This layer lacks many features that developers benefit from the application store today, including automatic application updates, automatic application downloads, and other tools that can help developers promote their application.
To fully access the features of the application store, developers will need to use a category 2 of store services, which come with a 13 percent commission. The applications on the application store will be at level 2 will be by default, but developers can transfer their applications to the 1st level.
Apple also offers new fees: Basic Technology Committee. With the update, Apple will take a 5 percent commission on the external purchases distributed in the application store. However, developers who have signed the alternative Apple business conditions will continue to pay the basic technology fees (CTF), which is 0.50 euros per download fees that apply to the applications of each annual installation of more than a million.
The iPhone says that on January 1, 2026, he will move to a “one business model” for the European Union developers. This means that it will transfer the basic technology fees to the Basic Technology Committee by 5 percent for goods and digital services sold in the application store and alternative markets.
The changes come in response to A penalty kick 500 million euros (about $ 570 million) The European Union served in Apple on April 23 after the ruling that the practices of the “anti-leadership” application store-which restricts how developers can direct users to perform external purchases-violating the DMA rules. Apple will face interest payments for a fine of $ 570 million if it fails to pay it next month. European Union also Initial results released For a separate DMA probe in Apple’s basic technology fees and other restrictions imposed on alternative iOS applications, I decided that Apple failed to prove that they are “necessary and proportional”.
Apple is still planning to appeal the punishment. “The European Commission requires Apple to make a series of additional changes on the application store,” the company He said in a statement to 9to5mac. “We disagree with this result and plan to appeal.” Apple did not respond immediately freedomRequest to comment.
The European Union Committee will now evaluate the changes proposed by Apple before making a final decision regarding additional non -compliance fines.