https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/30/apple-to-now-allow-reader-apps-like-streaming-music-books-video-and-more-to-use-external-links-if-approved/

Apple today announced it will begin to allow a subset of applications sold on its App Store to link to an external website where users can create or manage their accounts with the app developer. The change to Apple’s App Store Review guidelines only applies to what Apple calls “reader” apps — meaning, apps designed primarily to provide access to some sort of digital content, like magazines, books, audio, music, or video. Apple’s plans were first announced last September in the context of the tech giant’s settlement with a Japanese regulator, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), and had been set to arrive sometime in early 2022.

The company had earlier said the changes would apply globally to all reader apps on the App Store when they went live, but had not provided an exact launch date.