Spotify has backed all the way down to Apple’s App Store dominance.
After making headway into the world of podcasts, Spotify’s subsequent transfer has been to get into the audiobook enterprise. However, it might be some time earlier than you may really buy an audiobook on the iOS app.
Spotify had tried to supply customers a button that might, by means of an electronic mail, take them to the corporate’s web site to buy an audiobook they may take heed to within the app. However, Apple’s App Store group rejected these variations of the app, saying that it violated the corporate’s App Store guidelines.
As reported by The Verge, Spotify has deserted the idea and, while you try and buy an audiobook on the iPhone app, are proven a message that you simply can’t achieve this. The firm, in a dig instantly at Apple, shows a message that it is aware of that the state of affairs is “not ideal.”
Now while you go to make a purchase order, the app shows a principally empty display screen saying, “Want to listen? You can’t buy audiobooks in the app. We know, it’s not ideal.” There’s no indication of the place you would possibly be capable of purchase the e-book.
Spotify isn’t Apple’s solely downside with the App Store
Spotify isn’t the one one complaining about App Store guidelines this week.
On Monday, Apple rolled out new App Store guidelines and turned on new locations the place builders might run advertisements for apps. The App Store guidelines have been aimed squarely at corporations like Meta as Apple is now desirous to take a 30% minimize from in-app purchases for individuals and corporations that “boost” a social media put up.
Things have been even worse for the brand new advertisements that appeared on the App Store. In some instances, app retailer pages for remedy apps have been stricken by playing advertisements. One kids’s app was even displaying an app for an grownup video chat app.
Apple responded by taking down each playing and advertisements in different classes briefly however didn’t say the way it will repair the problem or when the advertisements will probably be re-introduced into the App Store.
