Spotify subscriber iPhone users no longer pay through the App Store
- July 6, 2023
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With every purchase through the App Store, Apple 30% commission to take. This high commission rate was on the global agenda in Epic Games’ discussion with Apple in
With every purchase through the App Store, Apple 30% commission to take. This high commission rate was on the global agenda in Epic Games’ discussion with Apple in 2020. While this debate continues, some platforms found a way around the commission years ago.
Spotify, one of them, has not allowed Apple users to subscribe through the App Store since 2016. Platform, to get rid of partial Apple binding took another step.
Now you can’t pay from the App Store, even if you subscribed to Spotify years ago:
Spotify does not offer the option to pay through the App Store for those who are already becoming new Premium subscribers. However, if you are between 2014 – 2016 and if you still pay via the App Storethis situation is changing.
In the email sent to its subscribers, the platform informed its users that they will no longer receive payments through the App Store. The email contained the following statements:
“We’re contacting you because you’re using Apple’s billing service to subscribe when you join Spotify Premium. Unfortunately, we no longer accept this billing method as a form of payment.”
So where will subscribers pay?
Apple users who want to continue their Spotify subscription unfortunately have to resort to a solution that is somewhat cumbersome. Spotify Premium subscribers, first wait for their subscription to expire. When their account gets to free user status, they activate their subscriptions on the Spotify website.
For those wondering about the difference between Spotify and Epic Games, why Apple hasn’t sued Spotify:
The difference between Epic Games and Spotify is very simple, but it is kind of pointless, as you are right. Epic Games and Apple’s feud started in Fortnite due to the introduction of a different payment method within the game itself. Apple, because another payment method is offered in an app downloaded from the store removed the app from the App Store.
Spotify’s non-App Store payment method is not in the app, but on Spotify’s own website. In other words, no payments are made within the application. the same logic, Also in subscriptions to YouTube Premium and other platforms valid.
On the other hand, let us remind you that Spotify is on the side of Epic Games in the battle between Epic Games and Apple.
Source: Web Tekno
Emma Ortiz is a gadget expert and author at Div Bracket. She provides in-depth coverage of the latest and greatest in consumer technology, offering readers an inside look at the latest trends and innovations in the world of gadgets.
