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Go to the 9to5Mac home page Switch site 9to5Toys 9to5Google Logo 9to5Google Electrek Drone DJ Logo DroneDJ Space Explored About Privacy Toggle social menu Toggle dark mode Search for: Submit Toggle search form Forums Store Podcasts Apple@Work Happy Hour 9to5Mac Daily Overtime iPhone iPhone Mac Mac MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac Mac mini Mac Studio Mac Pro iPad iPad Pro iPad Air iPad mini iPad iPadOS Watch Apple Watch Apple Watch Ultra Apple Health Apple Watch SE Vision Vision Pro visionOS Music and TV Apple Music AirPods HomePod Apple TV Guides Reviews How Tos AAPL Apple Store Apple Arcade Apple Card Apple Silicon Apple One Apple Fitness+ CarPlay Siri HomeKit Toggle dark mode AAPL Company Epic Games Apple seeks settlement talks with Epic Games in new court filing Marcus Mendes | Aug 13 2026 - 6:39 pm PT 0 Comments In addition to submitting its proposed commission structure for purchases made outside the App Store’s IAP system in the US, Apple filed a motion indicating it is willing to explore a settlement with Epic Games. Here are the details.
Earlier today, Apple submitted its proposal outlining the commission it wants to be allowed to charge on purchases completed through payment systems outside the App Store.
The filing came just as the Supreme Court rejected Apple’s request to pause the lower-court proceedings while it reviews Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ contempt finding over the company’s decision to charge a 27% commission after being ordered to allow developers to direct users to outside payment methods.
Under Apple’s proposed structure , the company could charge commissions of up to 15% on purchases completed through alternative payment systems. Epic Games immediately pushed back, saying it “believes these fees are far outside of the bounds of the Ninth Circuit's guidance on permissible fees.”
And while that filing has gotten most of the attention, Apple also submitted another motion today asking Judge Gonzalez Rogers to order the parties into a settlement conference.
[Apple] respectfully moves the Court for an order referring the parties to a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero. Counsel for Apple conferred with counsel for [Epic] on August 11, 2026 regarding the requested relief. […] Epic did not consent to the relief sought herein.
This means that Apple’s legal team approached Epic’s lawyers about seeking a settlement conference before filing the motion, but Epic did not agree to Apple’s request.
In the filing, Apple argues that the court has the authority to order the parties into a settlement conference even without Epic’s consent, and adds that the Ninth Circuit itself encouraged both sides to reach an agreement on an appropriate link-out commission.
The company also says that “discussions of a potential settlement in a confidential, non-adversarial setting would increase the likelihood of reaching a practical resolution that could obviate the need for prolonged remand proceedings.”
It is worth noting that the filing does not contain Apple’s proposals or offers for a settlement, nor does it constitute a settlement proposal per se. Rather, Apple is asking the court to order the parties into settlement talks under the supervision of Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero.
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Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
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