Apple has rejected Spotify’s new version of its iOS app with no in-app pricing information for users in the European Union, the audio streaming firm said Thursday.
A post on X on Wednesday said the Swedish company has submitted a new version of its app to Apple along with basic pricing and website information, a minimum requirement under the European Commission’s ruling in its music streaming case. Is.
Spotify said Apple rejected its update in a response sent directly to the company.
A spokesperson said, “Apple has once again disregarded the European Commission’s decision, rejecting our updates on communicating with customers about our pricing unless we pay Apple a new tax. .Their disregard for consumers and developers is matched only by their disdain for the law.” Spotify said in a statement.
Apple said it would approve the new version of the app after Spotify accepts the terms of the Music Streaming Services Entitlement in the European Economic Area (EEA) and resubmits it for review.
“This eligibility is required even if your app does not include any external links,” Apple said in a response to Spotify about the app update.
Under Apple’s proposal, Spotify and other streaming services could include links to their websites to inform users of payment options outside their App Store and the company would take a 27 percent commission on transactions made through a link.
Spotify did not include the in-app link in the update it submitted to Apple.
Spotify said it did not want to be part of Apple’s entitlement because it is a new set of anti-steering restrictions and includes a 27 percent commission on digital purchases made through the link.
A spokesperson for the European Commission said, “We are currently assessing whether Apple has fully complied with the decision.” The Commission will also assess any changes implemented by Apple to its App Store business terms under the Digital Markets Act.
In March, Brussels fined Apple EUR 1.84 billion ($1.97 billion or about Rs 16,418 crore) for thwarting competition from music streaming rivals through restrictions on its App Store.
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