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iOS apps can now increase subscription prices without your confirmation

iOS apps can now increase subscription prices without your confirmation

May 17, 2022
Antitrust watchdogs sometimes criticize Apple for not allowing third-party payment methods on iOS apps. The company tends to defend itself with a number of counterarguments. These include its sincere interest in protecting its users when it comes to subscriptions. After all, only through Apple you have the guaranteed right to ask for support, request refunds,...
Apple reportedly working on a hardware subscription service for iPhones

Apple reportedly working on a hardware subscription service for iPhones

March 24, 2022
Like many other tech companies, Apple has increased its focus on subscription services over the past few years. There's the Apple Music streaming service, Apple TV+ for movies and television, Apple Arcade for games, iCloud+ for cloud storage, and more. Now it seems the company might jump into the world of hardware subscriptions, if a...
Google Play now supports vanity codes for subscriptions and more features to decrease churn

Google Play now supports vanity codes for subscriptions and more features to decrease churn

June 24, 2020
Last week, Google announced Play Billing Library version 3 with new features to make payments more accessible, make redeeming promo codes easier and keep better track of who purchased what item. Besides the implications this might have for non-Play Store apps, the new improvements aim to improve and streamline the experience of payments through Google...
Google Play announces policy changes on location access, subscriptions, and deceptive apps

Google Play announces policy changes on location access, subscriptions, and deceptive apps

April 16, 2020
The app landscape is constantly changing and Google tries to keep the Play Store evolving to match it. The company is announcing a number of policy changes for Google Play that cover things such as location access, subscriptions, and deceptive apps. The changes will be rolling out over the next few months. Location access is one...
Google Play Store has a new Subscription Center for easy management

Google Play Store has a new Subscription Center for easy management

June 20, 2018
Google sees a lot of potential for subscription-based services in the Google Play Store, and rightfully so. We're told that people who are subscribing to services via the Google Play Store have grown to more than 80% compared to where things were at last year. With a lot more developers taking advantage of this new...
Subby helps you manage your online subscriptions so you never miss a payment

Subby helps you manage your online subscriptions so you never miss a payment

May 30, 2018
We're becoming a society of subscriptions. Customers pick and choose which services they want from each company and then pay a monthly subscription fee for each of them. The more services you subscribe to the more difficult it can be to know which payments are coming up next and when they're due. This is where...
Google Announces New Features for Subscription Models Through Google Play

Google Announces New Features for Subscription Models Through Google Play

May 21, 2017
Google offers many ways of monetization for Android developers to profit. Simple purchases and in-app purchases are just two that we can easily name. The typical monetization model can soon change, thought, as Google further encourages developers to use the subscriptions. The data collected by Google shows 10-time growth in consumption over the past three years...
Stop Paying Monthly. XDA Recommends PureVPN: Lifetime Subscription

Stop Paying Monthly. XDA Recommends PureVPN: Lifetime Subscription

February 11, 2017
The XDA Depot is the best place to buy all sorts of online goods. While most of the items listed are focused on educational courses, you can also get a bunch of software and gadgets too. Today we are checking out a great deal on PureVPN. Normally VPNs are a monthly subscription deal. You can usually...
App Pricing Structures — Turn Your Hobby in to a Profitable and Sustainable Career

App Pricing Structures — Turn Your Hobby in to a Profitable and Sustainable Career

June 27, 2016
Pricing is a very important part of your app as the subject tends to invoke strong feelings in your users, get it right and you can bring in a steady income and leave your users happy. Get it wrong and you infuriate and alienate your users and gain bad faith. In the worst cases, this...
Tasker Pro: Create a Playlist of your YouTube Subscription Videos

Tasker Pro: Create a Playlist of your YouTube Subscription Videos

May 16, 2016
Smartphones have paved the way for us to keep up with our personal lives and stay connected with others in our world so strongly tied to the Internet. If there's something you would like to do, there is almost always application out there that suits your needs. You can keep track of your finances using Mint,...
Apple Music Will Increase iTunes Match to 100,000 Songs

Apple Music Will Increase iTunes Match to 100,000 Songs

June 29, 2015
The battle for music streaming subscription dominance is starting to really heat up, with Apple planning their next offensive in line with the release of iOS9 later in the year. A major draw for these kind of services is the ability to have your current music library uploaded and copies of the tracks available to be streamed...