Apple Introduced Third-Party App Store in iOS17.4 for EU, EpicGames to Return Fortnite to iOS

TapTechNews June 30 news, earlier this year, Apple introduced third-party app store, browsers and other functions in iOS17.4 for the EU region to comply with the relevant DMA regulations and policies of the EU.

EpicGames revealed that the company has submitted the game 'Fortnite' and the Epic Games Store to Apple for notarization, and will return to the EU iOS platform in the next few months. In addition, EpicGames also hopes to introduce its games to other mobile app stores.

TapTechNews noticed that after EpicGames and Apple fell out due to a 30% commission, 'Fortnite' was kicked out of the AppStore in August 2020.

Before the introduction of the Digital Markets Act in the EU, Epic had been strongly supporting the act and hoped to see similar rules adopted in the United States and other regions. After Apple released the third-party app market plan, EpicGames promised that 'Fortnite' will 'eturn to iOS' in Europe.

According to the latest regulations, for applications installed outside the AppStore and with a download volume of more than 1 million, Apple will charge each user 0.50 euros (Note by TapTechNews: currently about 4.26 US dollars) annually, but does not charge AppStore commission or in-app fees. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney called Apple's payment method a 'junk fee'.