Apple has approved a new Spotify app update which overhauls the tech giant’s long-time app payment rules.

The update, which is available to users in the US, allows users to access external payment links and pricing information, just days after a US judge forced Apple to no longer charge commissions on iPhone app purchases.

A Spotify spokesperson called the move a “victory for consumers, artists, creators, and authors,” as reported by TechCrunch.

The ruling, which showed that Apple was violating a 2012 ruling intending to prevent the company from anticompetitive pricing rules, was brought up by Epic Games in the US.

Apple was told to change its app store rules to permit developers to direct customers to their own websites, where users can make purchases without Apple taking a commission. Apple will no longer be able to collect a commission on purchases made outside of apps.

Spotify’s updates on the US app store will now direct users to external links where they can buy and manage subscriptions. The update will also let Spotify inform users about various subscription options and costs. External links to Spotify’s website will allow users to make purchases that will not be subject to Apple’s 30% charge on in-app payments.

The ruling is a step change for Apple’s market dominance of app stores on its iOS devices, which has been continually challenged by competition regulators and app developers.

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The US judge making the ruling said that not only did Apple violate a former order to transform its App Store, but violated this ruling “willfully” and with the intentions of enhancing their market dominance.

The US case, and Spotify’s update, mirrors a class action lawsuit brought against Apple in the UK over app store charges over the 30% commission on in-app purchases. App developers in the UK have brought up similar charges against the tech giant.