Apple said on Monday that companies that offer digital classes or virtual
events through iPhone apps won’t have to use Apple’s App Store in-app
purchases through June 2021, enabling them to charge their customers
directly without Apple’s 30% commission fee. CNBC reports: Apple said the
extension was to help businesses by giving them more time to transition
in-person events to digital events during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Although apps are required to offer any paid online group event
experiences (one-to-few and one-to-many realtime experiences) through
in-app purchase in accordance with App Store Review guideline 3.1.1, we
temporarily deferred this requirement with an original deadline of
December 2020,” Apple wrote on its developer blog. “To allow additional
time for developing in-app purchase solutions, this deadline has been
extended to June 30, 2021.” Last week, Apple announced that it planned to
reduce its commission to 15% for app developers making under $1 million
on Apple’s platforms in 2021. …
