New Rules for App Store - Worry or Not? MOSK: 05.07.2025

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Mac, Computers, Technology, Ipad, Tablets, Phones, Iphone, X, Apple, News, Smart, Os, Smartphones

4.8 • 972 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

- Patreon Updates App to Avoid Apple’s In-App Purchase Commission - Amazon's Kindle App Links Out to Site for Book Purchases - Morgan Stanley: Worry Over Epic Ruling "Could Be Overblown" - WSJ: Apple Will Raise Prices to Offset Tariffs - Apple Puts iPhone 15 Line in Canadian and U.S. Refurbished Stores - Apple Seeds OS Release Candidates to Developers and Public Testers - Apple Arcade Promos New Games and Updates Ahead - Apple TV+ Promos Final Season for “Acapulco” - Apple TV+ Picks Up Fifth Season of “Trying” - Apple TV+ Orders Second Season for “The Studio” - Sponsored by OpenCase - MagSafe for iPhone Perfected. Get 10% off your purchase with code macosken at TheOpenCase.com - Worries over the AirPlay network and securing your TV viewing on Checklist 421 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

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0:00.0	This is MacOS Ken.
0:09.1	Reverberations from the epic ruling, release candidates for Apple's OS updates,
0:14.7	and new seasons for old shows on Apple TV Plus.
0:18.9	It is Wednesday, the 7th of May, 2025.
0:22.1	I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacOS Ken.
0:27.5	Brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Opencase.
0:32.3	MagSafe for iPhone perfected.
0:35.9	Get 10% off your purchase with code MacOS Ken at theopencase.com.
0:43.0	This show is also supported by people like you, patrons through Patreon.
0:50.5	Find out more and add your support at patreon.com slash macOS cap.
0:59.7	Major app developers are linking out of the app store.
1:04.7	In the wake of last week's epic ruling by Judge Ivan Gonzalez-Rogers, Apple has updated its
1:09.9	app store guidelines. The new rules,
1:13.2	which bring the App Store into compliance with the ruling in which Apple has moved to appeal,
1:19.4	basically let developers steer potential buyers away from the App Store to developer websites
1:24.7	where they can transact without Apple taking a cut.
1:29.1	Spotify was the first developer to take advantage of the changes.
1:33.5	Aprae them, the deluge.
1:37.2	Creator support platform Patreon had said last week that it planned to avail itself of the Apple rule changes.
1:46.1	Now a piece from 9 to 5 Mac says it has done so. According to that, Patreon has released an updated version of its iOS
1:52.2	app that allows fans in the US to bypass Apple's in-app payment system when signing up for new
1:58.7	memberships, effectively sidestepping the 30% App Store commission.
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