1.0TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.comLauren Forristalhttps://techcrunch.com/author/lauren-forristal/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ED4u5oyJN8"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/apple-approves-spotify-update-so-us-users-can-buy-audiobooks-within-the-app/">Apple approves Spotify update so US users can buy audiobooks within the app</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/apple-approves-spotify-update-so-us-users-can-buy-audiobooks-within-the-app/embed/#?secret=ED4u5oyJN8" width="600" height="338" title="“Apple approves Spotify update so US users can buy audiobooks within the app” — TechCrunch" data-secret="ED4u5oyJN8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1783835425-crop-e1717409949317.jpg?resize=1200,6761200676Spotify announced on Monday that Apple has approved a new app update, allowing iPhone users in the U.S. to purchase individual audiobooks directly within Spotify now allows iPhone users in the U.S. to purchase individual audiobooks directly within the app.