H.264 License

I’m using AVFoundation in my iPhone application to encode a video in MP4 format with H.264, which can then be shared or exported.

Do I need to pay a license for using the H.264 format to MPEG LA? Or are these fees already covered by Apple?

I’ve read articles suggesting that Apple covers these fees when encoding is done through its native APIs (or via its dedicated encoding hardware components), but I haven’t found any explicit confirmation of this point in the various documentation or contracts... Did I miss something?

You aren't shipping any H.264 decoder or encoder in your app, so there is no fee to pay.

However, if you want to be as sure as possible, ask a lawyer.

H.264 License
 
 
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