This new App Store feature is ready to frustrate people

Apple wants to add a feature to the App Store where frustration in advance already seems to be the outcome.

Nowadays you just have to have a subscription to everything. Payment for a service is almost always monthly, so the amount of the costs depends on how long you want to use the service. This applies to things like Netflix or premium articles on news sites, but also, for example, to apps in the App Store.

New Feature in App Store

Earlier today we talked about iOS 15.5, an improvement of iOS 15 with some cool new stuff. As always, there are also some quiet changes that you may never notice. At the very least, one of those changes will cause some frowning, we think. Apple wants to introduce something that will allow developers of apps in the App Store to which you can subscribe, to increase the price without confirmation. Previously, with a price increase, the subscription was canceled until the user (agreeing to the higher price) took out again. Now it says in the fine print at closing that you also agree to any price increases. In other words: the developer can unceremoniously charge you more for a subscription and you have to cancel yourself if you do not agree with it.

Honestly?

This new feature in the App Store is so easy for developers, it also saves them people who are canceled when the prices are thrown up. But is this fair to consumers? Apple thinks so. For the increase, a message is sent to users. So you will be warned. However, the question is whether a warning is enough.

So wait and see. It all sounds a bit like a disguised way to make money. (through TechCrunch†