​Software developers using Apple’s App Store will be able to distribute apps to iPhone users in the EU directly from their own websites starting this spring, the company, which is being forced by the European Union to make a series of changes to the shuttered company, has announced. ecosystem.

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The Digital Marketplaces Act (DMA) — the digital marketplaces regulation — went into effect a few days ago, requiring Apple to allow alternative app stores on the iPhone and allowing software developers to opt out of Apple’s in-app payment system, in which they even charge fees of up to 30% .

Thus, for the first time, iPhone users will be able to download apps from web platforms and no longer depend only on what is available in the App Store. App creators will be able to offer discounts outside of the App Store so users can pay less to subscribe to their favorite apps.

Developers can choose how to create promotions, discounts, and other in-app offers when they direct users to complete a transaction on their website instead of using Apple’s template.

“We’re giving more flexibility to developers who distribute apps in the European Union, including by introducing a new way to distribute apps directly from the developer’s website,” Apple said.

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