Spotify (SPOT.N), opens new tab new version of its iOS software with in-app price information for customers in the European Union has been rejected by Apple (AAPL.O), the audio streaming company said on Thursday.
According to a post made on X on Wednesday, the Swedish business submitted a fresh version of its app to Apple that included basic price and website information—a need mandated by the European Commission’s decision in its music streaming dispute.
In a direct reply to the firm, Spotify stated that Cupertino, California-based Apple had rejected their upgrade.
Requests for response from Reuters were not immediately answered by Apple or the European Commission.
“Apple has rejected our update for trying to communicate with customers about our prices unless we pay Apple a new tax, disobeying the European Commission’s judgment once again. The only thing that rivals their contempt for customers and developers is their hatred of the law, a Spotify representative stated in a statement.
Following a 2019 complaint by Spotify, Brussels fined Apple 1.84 billion euros ($1.97 billion) in March for using limitations on its App Store to stifle competition from other music streaming services. This was Apple’s first-ever EU antitrust penalty.
As it seeks to comply, Apple also announced earlier this month steps that would allow music streaming applications on its App Store in the European Economic Area to notify consumers of other methods to acquire digital services.
