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Patreon will have to use Apple's in-app purchase system or be removed from the App Store (www.engadget.com)
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[โ€“] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They should just take the route BandCamp takes and tell you to go to the website to make purchases

[โ€“] Tilgare@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

For some reason, some developers get away with it... But that practice is specifically prohibited by Apple. Maybe the exception is for app developers that had a pre-existing deal before the rule went into effect or something, but directing users out of the app and into a web browser will get your app update denied. If Patreon were in a position to make that deal, they probably wouldn't be catching hell like this from Apple in the first place.