Apple’s commission for in-app payment processing in the EU App Store will drop to a range of 10%-17%
Apple makes it clear that it doesn’t like being forced to put up the “choice screen” because it means “that EU users will be confronted with a list of default browsers before they have the opportunity to understand the options available to them. The screen also interrupts EU users’ experience the first time they open Safari intending to navigate to a webpage.”
EU users will be able to pick a third-party default contactless payment app
Changes are coming to iOS in the EU as well. EU iPhone users will be able to choose a third-party contactless payment app to replace Apple Pay and select an alternative app marketplace as their default to replace the App Store.
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller said, “The changes we’re announcing today comply with the Digital Markets Act’s requirements in the European Union, while helping to protect EU users from the unavoidable increased privacy and security threats this regulation brings. Our priority remains creating the best, most secure possible experience for our users in the EU and around the world. Developers can now learn about the new tools and terms available for alternative app distribution and alternative payment processing, new capabilities for alternative browser engines and contactless payments, and more. Importantly, developers can choose to remain on the same business terms in place today if they prefer.”
