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title: "Apple updates Developer Program License Agreement with new HomeView, subscription terms"
description: "Revised agreement covers Live Assistance API, App Replacement Entitlement, group purchases, and volume purchasing for organisations"
url: https://mactoreality.com/apple-updates-developer-program-license-agreement-with-new-homeview-subscription-terms
published: 2026-10-14T08:43:31Z
updated: 2026-10-14T08:43:31Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
category: News
tags: ["Apps","Software"]
publisher: Mac to Reality
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# Apple updates Developer Program License Agreement with new HomeView, subscription terms

*Revised agreement covers Live Assistance API, App Replacement Entitlement, group purchases, and volume purchasing for organisations*

**Key points**

- Apple updated the Developer Program License Agreement on 13 October with new rules for Live Assistance API, App Replacement Entitlement, HomeView widgets, and CarPlay on HomeView.
- Developers can now offer group subscriptions and sell subscriptions to organisations enrolled in Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager.
- Apple will report tax and sales information to tax authorities on behalf of developers; translated versions of the agreement will be available within a month.

Apple has updated its Developer Program License Agreement (DPLA) with new terms covering the Live Assistance API, App Replacement Entitlement, HomeView widgets, CarPlay on HomeView, group subscriptions, volume purchasing and tax reporting.

The revised agreement, published [on Apple’s Developer site](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=17mwd36z) on 13 October, includes updated security requirements in Section 3.2 and specific rules for the Live Assistance API and App Replacement Entitlement. New Sections 6.4, 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 specify terms for iOS app widgets on Apple HomeView and the availability of iOS apps for CarPlay on HomeView.

Subscription changes specify terms for offering multiple seats for a subscription through Group Purchases (Schedule 2) and offering subscriptions to organisations through Volume Purchasing (Schedule 3). Apple also says it will report legally required tax, sales and contact details to tax authorities. Any customer tax information Apple shares with developers may be used only for purposes mandated by law. Translations of the updated agreement will appear on the Apple Developer website within one month.

## Why it matters

The HomeView provisions accompany Apple’s smart home display, [announced on 13 October](https://mactoreality.com/apple-unveils-homeview-smart-home-display-siri-ai). The agreement sets out terms for bringing iOS widgets and apps to the device, alongside changes to subscription purchasing and tax reporting. Developers should review the revised terms and sign in to their account to accept them.

## Sources

- [Apple Developer: Updated Apple Developer Program License Agreement now available](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=17mwd36z)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*