Media reports that Apple has approved an update to the WeChat app from Tencent Holdings ahead of the iPhone 16 debut.
The corresponding decision of the technology giant allows it to continue negotiations with Tencent regarding the changes that the developer of one of the most popular smartphones in the world has demanded to make to the Chinese social media platform. The relevant information was published by the media, referring to anonymous insiders.
The implementation of the decision to update WeChat for the iOS ecosystem is expected to be a kind of completion point for the spread in China of allegations that Apple and Tencent cannot agree due to a dispute over the fees of the technology giant in the App Store, which could have a radical outcome. In this case, it is implied that the mentioned dispute may cause the removal of WeChat from the latest versions of the iPhone.
At the same time, there are still disagreements between Apple and Tencent. The corresponding state of affairs is the result of the fact that the technology giant demanded a share of the transactions carried out through WeChat’s mini-game platform. In this case, Apple wanted Tencent to block links to external payment services in the mentioned mini-games. The technology giant also insisted on the need to prohibit developers from using the messaging tools built into the specified platform to redirect players to other payment portals, which will avoid paying Apple the usual 30% cut.
Tencent rejected the iPhone developer’s request to completely disable in-game messages. At the same time, this circumstance did not become an obstacle to negotiations between the two companies on a possible compromise in the framework of future updates. The relevant information was published by the media.
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