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Sneaky subscriptions are plaguing the App Store

4 pointsby weehobbesover 6 years ago

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bb2018over 6 years ago
Apple does a lot of things well with app purchases. You have to give your password to confirm each time and the information is obvious and they send an email.<p>However, it boggles me the number of steps you need to go through to cancel subscriptions. Why is there no &quot;subscriptions&quot; in Settings or at least directly in &quot;iTunes and App Store&quot;? You have to click on the id which is 100% non-obvious unless you search online. The answer is obvious but seems to undermine the rest of their consumer friendly stance.
weehobbesover 6 years ago
Also referenced in the news article: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;johnkoetsier&#x2F;2018&#x2F;10&#x2F;04&#x2F;app-scams-cheap-utility-apps-are-stealing-260-2500-or-even-4700-each-year-per-user" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;johnkoetsier&#x2F;2018&#x2F;10&#x2F;04&#x2F;app-sca...</a><p>Has anyone else had issues with these deceptive scams in the Apple App Store? I feel like there should be a watchlist of scammy apps somewhere to warn users.