Fortnite Returns to U.S. App Store After Legal Battle With Apple

Fortnite is back on the U.S. App Store nearly five years after being booted for offering a direct payment option that didn't give the company a 30% cut.The popular battle royale game's reappearance follows a significant federal court ruling on April 30, 2025, where Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found Apple in "willful violation" of a 2021 injunction concerning its App Store practices. The court stated that Apple's "continued attempts to interfere with competition will not be tolerated."As a result of the ruling, Apple faced new, stricter permanent restrictions. These immediately barred Apple from imposing any commission or fee on purchases consumers make outside an app via external links. The company was also prohibited from restricting developers' link style, language, formatting, placement, or use of buttons and other calls to action for these external purchases. Furthermore, Apple cannot require the use of static URLs or the previously implemented "scare screen," mandating only a neutral notification.Continue ReadingShare Article:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, EmailFollow iClarified:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube

May 21, 2025 - 12:40

Fortnite Returns to U.S. App Store After Legal Battle With Apple

Fortnite is back on the U.S. App Store nearly five years after being booted for offering a direct payment option that didn't give the company a 30% cut.

The popular battle royale game's reappearance follows a significant federal court ruling on April 30, 2025, where Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found Apple in "willful violation" of a 2021 injunction concerning its App Store practices. The court stated that Apple's "continued attempts to interfere with competition will not be tolerated."

As a result of the ruling, Apple faced new, stricter permanent restrictions. These immediately barred Apple from imposing any commission or fee on purchases consumers make outside an app via external links. The company was also prohibited from restricting developers' link style, language, formatting, placement, or use of buttons and other calls to action for these external purchases. Furthermore, Apple cannot require the use of static URLs or the previously implemented "scare screen," mandating only a neutral notification.

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