The European Union recently fined Apple $2 billion for prohibiting Spotify (and other music service providers) from providing users with information about cheaper music subscription offers in its iOS apps.
Now Spotify is claiming that Apple deliberately kept the updated Spotify app, which provides users with such information, from appearing in Apple’s App Store for nine days — and without good explanation.
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The European Commission’s decision was announced on March 4, Apple said it would appeal the decision, and Spotify submitted an updated version of its app to Apple the day after. In the new app, Spotify links to its website and offers pricing information for subscription options that bypass Apple’s payment system.
But the updated app is still not live in Apple’s App Store in the EU, and now Spotify has complained again to the European Commission, The Verge reported.
In an email seen by the outlet, Spotify said Apple “neither acknowledged nor responded to Spotify’s request” and claimed this was “yet another example of how, if left unchecked, Apple will seek to circumvent and/or not comply with the Commission’s decisions.” Spotify also said it was “concerned that Apple’s delay is deliberate” and “aimed at delaying or avoiding compliance altogether.”
“It’s been nine days, and we’re still waiting to hear from Apple about our app that will show EU consumers prices and a link to our website, which we’re now authorized to do by the European Commission’s music streaming case,” he said. is a Spotify spokesperson for The Verge.
It’s worth noting that Apple itself has commented that its app review team has so far “reviewed and approved 421 versions of the Spotify app — usually with same-day returns,” and that it “often expedites reviews at Spotify’s request.”
Mashable has reached out to Apple for comment and will update this article when we hear back.