Now the company has announced that developers can integrate in -
app subscriptions within their Android apps, paving the way for monthly or yearly subscription models without forcing the user to sign up outside their apps.
Not exact matches
An upgraded Apple News
app with the
subscription offering is expected to launch
within the next year, and a slice of the
subscription revenue will go to magazine publishers that are part of the program, the people said.
There are two
subscription choices available
within the
App: • 1 month
subscription: $ 49.99 • 3 month
subscription: $ 99.99
If you already have a
subscription you purchased
within that services iOS
app (which you shouldnt do.
In a rare 180, Apple now allows publishers to set pricing for
subscriptions while no longer requiring them to sell
subscriptions within the
App Store.
According to Google, price ranges for in -
app purchase will be listed on their detail pages
within the Play store — including those fees payable for virtual products and
subscriptions.
There will always be a market for companies like Zinio and Newspaper Direct that offer many
subscriptions within a singular
app, but you will see dedicated standalone
apps die off.
Among the 100 or so new features Apple has announced with this upgrade, perhaps the most interesting from an ebook point of view is its introduction of «in -
app» purchases, that is the ability for you to buy something, such as a book or
subscription, directly from
within the application.
However, Apple does require that if a publisher chooses to sell a digital
subscription separately outside of the
app, that same
subscription offer must be made available, at the same price or less, to customers who wish to subscribe from
within the
app.
On Android since October, when users run out of free articles and hit the paywall, Facebook has opened a special publisher
subscription page
within Instant Articles in Facebook's
app, where customers complete the
subscription transaction, and publishers keep 100 percent of the revenue.
But that's not the only change rolling out today: Snapchat is also adding tabs to both the Friends and the Discover screens
within the
app, which will make it easier for users on the platform to follow along with the Stories they want to see whenever they want to see them, letting you do things like viewing friends with active stories and Group Chats in one tab and
subscriptions you maintain in the other.
Account Owners who purchase their
subscription to the Marvel Unlimited Service through in -
App subscription with a third party will not be able to access the Marvel Unlimited Service via the Website unless they create a Marvel Account and link their Marvel Account to their purchase through the third party service
within the
App.
For $ 4.99 per month, Tablo offers a
subscription which allows you access to its channel guide data, series synopses and additional metadata that allows for various sorting functions
within the
app (i.e., sports, movies, TV).
If you already have a
subscription you purchased
within that service's iOS
app (which you shouldn't do anyway, since you're likely paying more than if you had just subscribed in a web browser), you can click Restore Purchases and you won't have to sign in.
This is thanks largely to the YouTube Red
subscriptions that can be purchased
within the
app, along with the Super Chat feature which allows users to offer tips during live broadcasts on the platform.
We have enabled a new feature to show an «Xbox Game Pass» tab
within «My games &
apps» for users on Preview Alpha with an active Game Pass
subscription.