Spotify app adds support for direct purchases & payments after court mandate

Apple has now approved an update to the Spotify app on the App Store that includes direct links for purchasing and price information, after it was required to do so by a court ruling on April 30.

Spotify’s updated app that allows for direct purchases is now live in the App Store.

“There is more work to do,” said Spotify spokesperson Jeanne Moran in a statement provided to CNBC, “but today represents a significant milestone for developers and entrepreneurs everywhere who want to build [apps] and compete on a more level playing field.”

By adding a direct link to the company’s own store into its app, Spotify and other developers can avoid having to pay Apple a 30 percent commission on in-app purchases. Judge Rogers ruled in 2021 that Apple could not force developers to use only App Store links.

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