Spotify's Next iPhone App Update Brings Better Access to Audiobooks

Spotify is updating its app to allow users to follow links for audiobook purchases and to add hours to their audiobook listening hours if they are Premium subscribers. Now, it's up to Apple to approve the changes. In a blog post, the streaming audio company said it submitted an app update on May 9 in the aftermath of a federal court ruling against Apple demanding the company's App Store comply with an 2021 injunction. The injunction was supposed to stop Apple from blocking app developers from directing users to subscriptions and in-app purchases outside of the apps, where Apple can take a 15 percent to 30 percent fee. But Apple has not changed its practices, according to the ruling. Apple is also faceing class-action lawsuit over the issue. A representative for the company did not respond to a request for comment from CNET. In its blog post, Spotify said the ruling "helps level the playing field by allowing developers to offer basic pricing information and easy-to-access links to p ... Read full article.