{"id":23296,"date":"2018-11-05T15:45:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T20:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=23296"},"modified":"2019-02-13T16:42:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T21:42:36","slug":"apple-legal-doesnt-like-domain-redirect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/05\/apple-legal-doesnt-like-domain-redirect\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Legal Doesn’t Like Domain Redirect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan Jones<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple’s lawyers sent me an IP infringement letter about http:\/\/www.manageapplesubscriptions.com 🙄.<\/p>\n

I sent a… stern reply (one example shown). But I’m not going to renew the domain, just to avoid this crap. Sorry I don’t have the time to fight it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It’s too bad because this was addressing a real issue: that Apple’s official link to manage app subscriptions is unwieldy and hard to find.<\/p>\n\n

Previously: Apple Pulling High-Grossing Scammy Subscription Apps Off the App Store<\/a>, App Stores No Longer Listing All In-App Purchases<\/a>, Is There Hope for the Mac App Store?<\/a>, The Mojave Marzipan Apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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If Apple were to place the link to subscription management somewhere more obvious in the Settings app, perhaps under the iTunes & App Store section—or better yet, right in the top-line Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes & App Store—that would be a big improvement. Adding an easier-to-find link in the iTunes Store and App Store apps would also be welcome.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, developers can help make finding subscription settings easier, too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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Interesting contrast: Google Play’s subscriptions link is front and centre<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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Where was that thread re: “super easy” subscription management on the App Store again? Got a sad addendum here…<\/p>\n

User felt they had to cancel their credit card to stop a subscription. (And we get a 1-star, of course.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Max Seelemann<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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We’re getting 1-star reviews every single day for stuff that’s beyond our control. Other examples:<\/p>\n

- it’s basically impossible to update apps no longer on sale: 1 star
\n- the store says “free” for an app that requires a subscription: 1 star<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Apple recently made a change (seems iOS 12.1.4 and 12.2 beta) to make it easier to manage subscriptions for iOS apps.<\/p>

Now you just need to open the App Store, tap your profile, and choose ‘Manage Subscriptions’.<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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