{"id":19053,"date":"2025-06-06T08:37:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/australians-may-soon-be-able-to-download-iphone-apps-from-outside-apple-app-store-under-federal-proposal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:37:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:37:28","slug":"australians-may-soon-be-able-to-download-iphone-apps-from-outside-apple-app-store-under-federal-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/australians-may-soon-be-able-to-download-iphone-apps-from-outside-apple-app-store-under-federal-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Australians may soon be able to download iPhone apps from outside Apple App Store under federal proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tech company warns government not to follow EU in forcing platform to allow third-party payments and app downloads<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2025\/jun\/06\/australia-news-live-asic-banking-jumping-castle-deaths-labor-coalition-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-tasmania-rockliff-ntwnfb\">Australia news live: latest politics updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australians could soon be able to download apps outside the Apple App Store and avoid extra charges on purchases made on the iPhone under a federal government proposal, but the tech company has warned EU-style competition rules for apps risks security and may harm competition.<\/p>\n<p>Australian users cannot subscribe to Netflix or Spotify through their iOS apps, while Google charges a premium on YouTube 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updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Australians could soon be able to download apps outside the Apple App Store and avoid extra charges on purchases made on the iPhone under a federal government proposal, but the tech company has warned EU-style competition rules for apps risks security and may harm competition.<br \/>\nAustralian users cannot subscribe to Netflix or Spotify through their iOS apps, while Google charges a premium on YouTube subscriptions through the App Store and Amazon does not let Kindle users buy ebooks through the app.<br \/>\nSign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech company warns government not to follow EU in forcing platform to allow third-party payments and app downloads Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians could 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