Developers Sue Apple for Failing to Comply With In-App Payments Order

A group of app developers have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple on the heels of a court ruling against the company for violating a 2021 injunction involving mobile purchases. The class action, filed on May 2, alleges that despite the injunction, Apple continued to block app developers from pointing users to in-app purchases and subscriptions outside of the company's own ecosystem, so that it wouldn't lose out on the 30% fee it charges to developers. Read more: Best iPhone in 2025 The class action is a latest turn in a legal saga that primarily pitted Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite, against the world's largest tech company. A concurrent battle has been going on between Epic and Samsung and Google over access to app storefronts. The law firm Hagens Berman filed the suit and named as its primary plaintiff Pure Sweat Basketball, Inc, which has a free app for improving basketball skills. The suit says Apple prevented the company from linking to a subscription page from ... Read full article.