Chinese developers rally against App Store fees yet again‎

A group of 48 developers based in China has filed an antitrust complaint with the country's State Administration for Market Regulation, continuing a series of legal cases against Apple's App Store that go back nearly a decade.Developers in China are yet again arguing against App Store commissionChinese developers filed a similar suit in 2017, then App Store fees were targeted in 2021. Following the developers' loss in one case against the company, a Chinese law firm sued again in 2025.Perhaps to just stop running up its legal bills, and surely to appease regulators, Apple even lowered its Chinese App Store commission back in March 2026. However, it also lowered commissions in Brazil in June 2026, and allowed for third-party app stores there too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums