Editing Unreal Engine (section)

==Legal aspects==
{{see also|Epic Games v. Apple}}
The state of the Unreal Engine came up in Epic's 2020 legal action against [[Apple Inc.]] claiming anticompetitive behavior in Apple's iOS App Store. Epic had uploaded a version of ''[[Fortnite]]'' that violated Apple's App Store allowances. Apple, in response, removed the ''Fortnite'' app and later threatened to terminate Epic's developer accounts which would have prevented Epic from updating the Unreal Engine for iOS and macOS.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://theappdevelopers.co.uk/portfolio/daily-crunch-apple-removes-fortnite-from-the-app-store/ | title = Daily Crunch: Apple removes Fortnite from the App Store | first = Elliot | last = Bell | date = August 14, 2020 | access-date = August 14, 2020 | archive-date = June 5, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210605224903/https://theappdevelopers.co.uk/portfolio/daily-crunch-apple-removes-fortnite-from-the-app-store/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The court agreed to grant Epic a permanent injunction against Apple to prevent Apple from taking this step, since the court agreed that would impact numerous third-party developers that rely on the Unreal Engine.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21492334/epic-fortnite-apple-lawsuit-restraining-order-unreal-engine | title = Epic judge permanently restrains Apple from blocking Unreal Engine, but won't force Fortnite | first1 = Nick | last1 = Statt | first2 = Jay | last2 = Peters | date = October 9, 2020 | access-date = October 9, 2020 | work = [[The Verge]] | archive-date = February 4, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220204103219/https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21492334/epic-fortnite-apple-lawsuit-restraining-order-unreal-engine | url-status = live }}</ref>