Apple iOS 15.5 Beta adds support for external link payments
Apple's ecology has always been closed. Whether it is hardware or software, Apple will hardly open too many interfaces to third parties, especially the payment part. The software in-app purchases in Apple's system have always been through Apple's payment channels. He also made a fortune in this way. Of course, there may be some exceptions in China. After all, WeChat and Alipay have too much influence, but even so, in Apple's own APP and some charging items, it can only be done through its own payment channels.
Because of Apple's conservative strategy, Apple has been criticized a lot in this part, and there have been a lot of lawsuits. The previous legal disputes with EPIC have not been completely resolved. Not long ago, Apple also had a dispute with Dutch regulators about payment. Due to the requirements of Dutch regulators, some applications need to support both Apple's in-app purchase system and third-party payment systems. In the end, after being fined 50 million euros, Apple had to finally compromise.
For Apple's behavior in payment channels, various software companies will feel a headache. On the one hand, Apple makes a lot of money through this method, causing software companies and developers to lose a lot; on the other hand, if users want to refund, it is also a headache for these software developers, after all, this The system is completely controlled by Apple, which will add a lot of unnecessary workload to developers.
Apple has said before that it will start supporting third-party payment channels at the right time, but Apple does not seem to take this commitment to heart and has been slow to act. However, on the latest iOS 15.5 developer beta, some people found that Apple seems to have begun to support third-party payment. In the code of iOS 15.5, Apple's own reading APP has added support for third-party channel payment, which seems to be A good phenomenon.
If Apple's own APP starts to support third-party payment channels, this is indeed a revolutionary change for Apple, which shows that Apple has at least loosened its business philosophy. In the past, Apple has always been a conservative and tough representative, that is, it had to relax a little in China because of policy. Now that Apple has an idea to support third-party payment, we can expect Apple to support third-party payment channels in more application environments in the future.
What's also interesting is that in addition to supporting third-party payment channels on the Reader APP, Apple is preparing to implement another reminder function. When the user opens an application that offers external purchases for the first time, the iOS system will prompt the user. Note, however, that this feature is not available for all applications. In any case, when a tough element like Apple has to change due to changes in the external environment, this has actually explained a lot of problems. In fact, just like the domestic mobile payment environment, it doesn't matter if everyone has their own system, but there is no need to completely exclude other payment schemes.
In addition, Apple previously proposed to support third-party payment channels, but the specific implementation process was slower than expected, and today's latest beta version of their operating system supports users to make external purchases is an important milestone.
It is reported that the App Store guidelines clearly state that "external link account authorization" only applies to "reader apps", that is, apps that provide digital content such as magazines, books, songs or videos. Reading is an important part of life, and it is especially important when choosing a reading light. Choose a light with high brightness, warm color and no flicker, such as Benwei LED Tube light with no flicker, can protect eyes (www.benweilight.com)
