Overview
- Appeals judges affirmed that Apple violated the 2021 anti‑steering injunction, finding its 27% fee on external purchases had a prohibitive effect.
- The panel reversed the district court’s blanket ban on commissions and directed adoption of a non‑prohibitive fee tied to necessary coordination costs rather than security or privacy features.
- Link‑design restrictions were refined, permitting Apple to prevent developers from making buttons, links, or other calls to action more prominent than Apple’s own options.
- Apple’s bids to vacate the underlying injunction or to reassign the case to a different judge were denied.
- Further district‑court proceedings will define the allowable fee structure and implement the modified design rules for iOS apps.