《堡垒之夜》重返澳大利亚App Store，Epic Games周五表示。此前一天，澳大利亚联邦法院命令苹果允许该游戏回归。
Fortnite is back on the App Store in Australia, Epic Games said on Friday. That came a day after the Federal Court of Australia ordered Apple to let the game return.
“G’day，澳大利亚。我们回到App Store了。快来加入吧！”
G’day, Australia. We’re back on the App Store.
2026年10月23日 同一项裁决还强制要求苹果，自2027年3月1日起允许澳大利亚iPhone用户从竞争对手的应用商店和开发者网站下载应用。这源于Jonathan Beach法官2025年8月的认定：苹果滥用其在应用分发和应用内支付方面的市场支配地位。他宣判苹果自2017年11月起违反了澳大利亚竞争法。
Drop in! October 23, 2026 The same ruling forces Apple to let iPhone users in Australia download apps from rival stores and developers’ websites from 1 March 2027. It follows Justice Jonathan Beach’s finding in August 2025 that Apple misused its market power over app distribution and in-app payments. He declared that Apple had broken Australian competition law since November 2017.
Beach写道：“苹果故意封锁了iOS应用分发的每一个竞争渠道，并将自己确立为通往iOS用户的唯一入口。”
“Apple purposefully foreclosed every rival channel for iOS app distribution and installed itself as the sole gateway to iOS users,” Beach wrote.
苹果必须做出的改变 苹果必须允许竞争对手的应用商店和直接下载，前提是每个应用都通过了自动化的安全和隐私扫描。苹果或合格的第三方还必须对其进行公证。使用这些渠道的开发者将获得与App Store开发者相同的工具和API。
What Apple has to change Apple must allow rival app stores and direct downloads, as long as each app has passed an automated security and privacy scan. Apple or a qualified third party must also notarise it. Developers using those routes get the same tools and APIs as App Store developers.
苹果不得就使用这些渠道收取费用或设定条件。Beach指出了苹果在欧盟收取的核心技术费，即每首次年安装0.5欧元。他认定该费用旨在劝阻开发者使用替代方案。
Apple cannot charge fees or set conditions for using those channels. Beach pointed to the Core Technology Fee that Apple charges in the EU, 50 euro cents for each first annual install. He found it was designed to dissuade developers from using alternatives.
开发者还可以使用自己的支付系统，并引导用户访问其网站。苹果不得强制他们同时提供苹果自己的应用内购买系统，也不得要求报告这些销售情况。
Developers can also use their own payment systems and link users to their websites. Apple cannot make them offer its own in-app purchase system as well, or demand reports on those sales.
对于通过App Store应用中的其他支付系统销售的数字内容，苹果的费用上限受到限制。其费用不得超过苹果对实物商品收取的费用，法官称目前为零，加上真实的额外成本。
For digital content sold through other payment systems in App Store apps, Apple’s fee is capped. It cannot exceed what Apple charges on physical goods, which the judge said is nothing today, plus genuine extra costs.
无额外步骤，无报复 苹果不得在安全风险所证明合理的范围之外，增加支付警告或安装步骤。也不得惩罚使用竞争对手应用商店或支付系统的开发者。
No extra steps, no retaliation Apple cannot add payment warnings or install steps beyond what the security risk justifies. It also cannot punish developers who use rival stores or payments.
Beach 引用了 Epic 在欧洲的数据，当时 Apple 减少了安装 Epic Games Store 的步骤。在 iOS 18.6 上，放弃安装的用户比例随之从 63% 降至 24%。在美国，一名法官对 Google Play 商店的安装阻力也得出了类似看法。
Beach cited Epic’s data from Europe, where Apple cut the steps to install the Epic Games Store. The share of users who gave up then fell from 63% to 24% on iOS 18.6. In the US, a judge reached a similar view on install friction for Google’s Play Store.
Beach 写道：“面对除详细、明确且精准规定之外、因 App Store 而施加的监管或司法约束，Apple 系统性地实施了一系列做法，旨在规避这些约束的实际效力。”
“In response to regulatory or judicial constraints imposed in connection with the App Store that are anything other than detailed, prescriptive and precise, Apple has systematically implemented practices that seek to circumvent the practical effects of those constraints,” Beach wrote.
仅限澳大利亚，且无终止日期 这些命令涵盖澳大利亚 App Store 以及设置为澳大利亚的 Apple 账户。全球任何地方的开发者均可使用。Beach 拒绝了 Epic 请求的全球性命令。他表示，这可能与欧盟、日本和美国已制定的规则产生冲突。
Australia only, and no end date The orders cover the Australian App Store and Apple accounts set to Australia. Developers anywhere in the world can use them. Beach refused Epic’s request for global orders. He said they could clash with rules already set in the EU, Japan and the US.
Apple 请求命令持续五年。Beach 未设定终止日期，但如果市场发生变化，Apple 可以申请变更命令。Apple 也可在 2 月初申请再延长两个月，至 2027 年 5 月 3 日。
Apple asked for the orders to last five years. Beach set no end date, but Apple can ask to change them if the market shifts. It can also apply in early February for two more months, until 3 May 2027.
Fortnite 相关命令无需等待至 3 月生效。Apple 还须支付 Epic 在 2025 年审判中 85% 的法律费用。
The Fortnite order did not wait for March. Apple must also pay 85% of Epic’s legal costs for the 2025 trial.
Epic 并未获得全部诉求。Beach 拒绝宣告 Apple 的合同条款无效。Apple 仍可将竞争对手的应用商店拒之于 App Store 之外。他也认可安装应用前的某些警告具有安全作用。
Epic did not get everything. Beach refused to declare Apple’s contract terms void. Apple can also still keep rival stores out of the App Store itself. He also accepted that some warnings before installing an app can serve security.
Apple 将上诉 Apple 发言人告诉 TechRadar，Apple 在澳大利亚或任何其他地方都不存在垄断。公司将申请中止执行并提起上诉。
Apple will appeal An Apple spokesperson told TechRadar that Apple has no monopoly in Australia or anywhere else. The company will request a stay and appeal.
发言人表示：“我们恭敬地不同意本案中的许多认定，包括其他法院已驳回的市场界定。”
“We respectfully disagree with many findings in this case, including a market definition that has been rejected by other courts,” the spokesperson said.
Epic 首席执行官 Tim Sweeney 在 X 上欢迎这些补救措施。他表示 Fortnite 将连同 Epic Games Store 一同回归。
Epic chief executive Tim Sweeney welcomed the remedies on X. He said Fortnite would return alongside the Epic Games Store.
澳大利亚 Epic 诉 Apple 反垄断补救措施刚刚发布，这是消费者和开发者的巨大胜利。我们正在研究判决，稍后将分享更多信息。
The Australian Epic v Apple antitrust remedies were just issued, and are a huge victory for consumers and developers. We are studying the verdict and will share more soon.
法院已在澳大利亚解禁《堡垒之夜》，该游戏将随 Epic Games Store 一同回归……很快就会实现。
The Court has freed Fortnite in Australia and it will return alongside the Epic Games Store…soon.
Epic 在一天后确认了回归计划，并表示接下来的安排。该公司计划在苹果必须允许竞争性应用商店的 3 月，将 Epic Games Store 引入澳大利亚的 iPhone。
Epic confirmed the return a day later and said what comes next. It plans to bring the Epic Games Store to iPhones in Australia once Apple must allow competing stores in March.
《堡垒之夜》在联邦法院下令苹果向竞争开放 iOS 设备后，已重返澳大利亚 App Store！下一步：当苹果必须在 2027 年 3 月允许竞争性应用商店时，我们将把 Epic Games Store 引入澳大利亚的 iOS 设备。请点击此处了解苹果必须做出的更改详情：当《堡垒之夜》于 5 月重返 App Store 时，澳大利亚曾是唯一被排除在外的国家。Epic 当时在一份声明中解释了原因。
Fortnite is back on the App Store in Australia after the Federal Court ordered them to open up iOS devices to competition! Next up: we’ll bring the Epic Games Store to iOS devices in Australia when Apple must allow competing app stores in March 2027. See more about the changes Apple has to make here: Australia had been the only country left out when Fortnite returned to the App Store in May. Epic explained why in a statement at the time.
“Epic 无法在与苹果的非法支付安排下回归，”该公司表示。
“Epic can’t return under an illegal payment arrangement with Apple,” the company said.