Spotify stated on Friday that Apple has authorized its U.S. app replace that can enable customers to entry pricing data and exterior fee hyperlinks. The approval comes days after a U.S. judge ordered Apple to cease charging commissions on purchases by way of iPhone apps.

“In a victory for shoppers, artists, creators, and authors, Apple has authorized Spotify’s U.S. app replace,” Spotify spokesperson Jeanne Moran stated in an announcement to TechCrunch. “After almost a decade, this can lastly enable us to freely present clear pricing data and hyperlinks to buy, fostering transparency and selection for U.S. shoppers.”

She continued. “We are able to now give shoppers decrease costs, extra management, and simpler entry to the Spotify expertise. There may be extra work to do, however right now represents a major milestone for builders and entrepreneurs all over the place who need to construct and compete on a extra stage taking part in area. It’s the opening act of a brand new period, and we couldn’t be extra prepared for the present.” 

The up to date app, model 9.0.40, is rolling out now on the App Retailer. Spotify is now one of many first main apps to get a brand new replace, opening up purchases.

Spotify submitted the replace to Apple yesterday, noting that it might inform clients about completely different subscription choices and the way a lot each prices proper inside the iPhone app. Customers will even have the ability to hyperlink out to buy or change their Spotify subscription plan on the corporate’s web site, the place its transactions gained’t be topic to Apple’s 30% service cost on in-app funds. Plus, Spotify stated it could now have the ability to inform U.S. clients about promotional affords within the app.

Apple stated on Wednesday that it’s going to adjust to the courtroom’s order however that it strongly disagrees with the choice and can enchantment.

U.S. District Choose Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers stated on Wednesday that Apple violated an order to reform its App Retailer to permit builders to ship clients to their web sites to make purchases. In line with the ruling, Apple not solely didn’t adjust to the order but additionally did so willfully, with the intention of building new anticompetitive limitations.