The iPhone maker mentioned that it has made the modifications after plenty of “productive conversations” with the Dutch Authority for Customers and Markets (ACM).

Apple introduced the new modifications on Friday. They embrace changes to the person interface necessities and fee processor standards when builders select to go for exterior fee entitlements, which permit them to make use of third-party fee methods.

Moreover, Apple additionally says that its 3% fee low cost now applies to in-app purchases that qualify for a decrease fee fee. In different phrases, builders could solely need to pay a 13% lower if they’re a part of the App Retailer Small Enterprise Program or if a person has a subscription older than one yr.

Though Apple has agreed to make the modifications, it nonetheless says that they don’t seem to be within the “finest curiosity” of person privateness and safety. It is usually persevering with to attraction the unique ACM order forcing it to permit courting apps within the Netherlands to usethird-party fee strategies.

“We do not consider a few of these modifications are in one of the best pursuits of our customers’ privateness or knowledge safety,” Apple wrote. “As a result of Apple is dedicated to constructive engagement with regulators, we’re making the extra modifications on the ACM’s request. As we have beforehand mentioned, we disagree with the ACM’s authentic order and are interesting it.

Again in 2021, the ACM decided that Apple’s App Retailer guidelines broke native competitors legal guidelines within the nation and demanded that the corporate modifications its in-app buy coverage in 2022.

Apple made modifications to adjust to the demand, however they did not fulfill the Dutch regulator. For instance, Apple gave builders the flexibility to decide on between alternate funds or in-app funds. The ACM, nonetheless, demanded that Apple permit builders to make use of each on the similar time.

Because of this, the ACM has been levying weekly fines amounting to greater than 50 million euros.