A new rumor suggests that "everyone" at Apple calls the upcoming foldable iPhone the "iPhone Ultra," though that doesn't mean Apple will actually go with that name. iPhone Fold could be called iPhone Ultra Apple keeps things like marketing names under a tight lock and key. It is rare, if ever, that the public learns about what something might be called before it is released. However, you have to call the device something , and it seems a colloquial name has caught on internally at Apple. A social media post from Mark Gurman suggests that "everyone calls it the Ultra internally." Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple is being forced to detail fees it wants to charge for outbound links in its continuing legal fight with Epic, and now it's only got 24 hours to file them. A Fortnite parody of Apple's famous 1984 commercial - Image Credit: Epic Games. The ever-ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games over what Apple should charge apps within the App Store has hit a snag for the iPhone maker. In the current phase, the two are fighting in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California over new fee proposal. According to X posts by Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney on Tuesday, Apple attempted to delay a filing of proposed fees to the court. To Sweeney's glee, that stay was denied. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple has again failed to earn a stay for fee calculations in its ongoing legal fight with Epic Games . Apple's case will be heard by the Supreme Court in the term that begins in October, and Apple asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to pause proceedings until then, but the court said no. Apple now has 24 hours to give the court an outline of the fees it wants to charge developers for using alternative payment options and linking out to purchase options on the web. ‌Epic Games‌ will then be able to give a legal analysis of Apple's fee proposal, and the court will decide what's reasonable. Apple's stay was denied! Now they have 24 hours to file their proposed menu of junk fees with The Court, and Epic will have 60 days to file our legal analysis in advance of a court hearing on the topic. — Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) August 11, 2026 Fee calculations are the result of a long, drawn-out dispute between ‌Epic Games‌ and Apple, which started when Epic sued Apple in 2020. Apple largely won the initial legal fight, but was ordered to change its anti-steering rules to let developers link to non-App Store purchase options. Apple complied, but charged a 12 to 27 percent fee that resulted in few developers choosing to use the option. ‌Epic Games‌ accused Apple of violating the court's order and U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed. In April 2025, she found Apple in contempt of court for willfully violating her ruling, and stopped Apple from collecting any fees on links in the U.S. App Store . Apple appealed, and the appeals court upheld the contempt ruling, but said Apple was entitled to reasonable fees for its intellectual property. The appeals court sent the case back to the district court to figure out what a reasonable fee might be. Apple has not been able to collect payment for link-outs since April 2025, and right now, there are no fees. The appeals court ruling that continued to hold Apple in contempt led Apple to appeal to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. Apple sought a pause on the fee calculations because the higher court's decision could undo the contempt ruling, but the appeals court, Supreme Court, and now the district court have denied Apple's pause requests. The court will now determine a fee, and Apple will need to change its ‌App Store‌ rules to comply. The fee that's set in this legal battle could have implications well beyond the United States because Apple told the Supreme Court that regulators around the world are watching to see the outcome. Tags: App Store , Epic Games , Epic Games vs. Apple This article, " Apple Can't Delay App Store Fee Fight While Waiting on Supreme Court " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
