Not exactly. Developers were free to take outside payments for apps. Developers were forbidden from linking or talking about this from within the app. On their on website was OK. This change lets developers tell their customer about outside payments from within the app.

From what I gather, apps are still required to accept Apple Pay if they offer any type of in-app purchase.

And apps that do not work without an outside-app purchase are still rejected as well.

Based on the news release from Apple it looks like developers still aren't allowed to link to this from inside the app. It only allows for out of app communications (like email)?

> It only allows for out of app communications (like email)?

That's not new.

> And apps that do not work without an outside-app purchase are still rejected as well.

Apps such as Netflix & Spotify?

Sure, because the rules are the same for all. No wait, only for those that Apple does not necessarily want to have in its App Store.

Same rules for all developers; not same rules for all kinds of apps. Those may have different criteria.

Hey then? Or any B2B SaaS’ app, for that matter?

This and another news they will allow more different pricing points, up to 500 from 100.

I wonder if some PR/research team at Apple woke up one day and finally realize the outcry re scan of iPhone in iOS 15 may actually hurt the brand longterm.