Apple revises its fee structures and link options in the European Union amid an inquiry into breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

Apple is revising its terms in Europe to let developers include links to external payment systems or market products from other platforms instead of using iOS's internal payment options.

However, developers need to accept the new terms to use these features, and Apple will continue to take a percentage of each transaction.

According to a post on Apple's developer support site, the company will levy a 5% 'initial acquisition fee' for any digital goods or services bought within the first year after an app is initially installed. This cost applies only to new users and will not affect those who already have the app before the link-out options are implemented.

Additionally, Apple will impose a 10% fee on such purchases within the first 12 months, meant to cover the ongoing developer services Apple provides.

These fees are in addition to the Core Technology Fee already in place, which costs developers €0.50 for each initial install per year for up to one million installs.

As highlighted by PocketGamer.biz, developers part of existing Apple teams will incur a 20% fee on sales from external links, lowered to 7% for small businesses.

The intention behind these changes is to align better with the Digital Markets Act, which was enacted earlier this year.

The European Commission initiated an investigation into Apple in March to determine if its new terms violated the DMA. Preliminary results, disclosed in June, show that Apple has breached these regulations.