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Apple lowers Taiwan App Store commission from 30% to 26%, effective October 31

Apple told developers it is cutting its standard App Store commission on paid apps and in-app purchases in Taiwan from 30% to 26%, effective Saturday, October 31. The company said the change follows talks with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission, and developers need not sign updated terms by that date to receive the lower rate. Apple is also updating its Developer Program License Agreement, with translated versions due within a month.

South Korea fines Samsung $15.1 million over Galaxy game throttling

The Korea Fair Trade Commission has fined Samsung roughly 20.1 billion won (about $15.1 million) over its Game Optimizing Service, which automatically reduced performance in certain popular games on Galaxy S22-era phones to as low as 30% of capacity. The ruling follows an earlier class-action lawsuit brought by South Korean Galaxy owners over the same issue.