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Apple Adds Extra Confirmation Step When Purchasing Subscriptions in Apps

Apple has introduced an extra confirmation step when App Store (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/app-store/) users purchase an app available on a subscription basis or tap to subscribe to a premium service in an app, making sure no accidental subscription purchases occur.





The new subscription feature was highlighted on Twitter (https://twitter.com/drbarnard/status/1116447489022996480) by developer David Barnard this afternoon and appears to have been implemented recently.





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With this new confirmation step, when you download an app with a subscription or tap on a subscription option in an app where the subscription feature is optional, you'll see a second subscription popup warning after initially confirming a purchase with Face ID or Touch ID (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/touch-id/) on your iPhone or iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/).





<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whoa! Apple added an additional confirmation step for subscriptions. This new alert comes after you confirm with <!---->Touch ID<!---->/Face ID. I hope they address this in a more elegant way in iOS 13 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-13/), but I’m thrilled Apple took a definitive step to curb scam subscriptions. 👏🏻 @pschiller (https://twitter.com/pschiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/oktaEVdx0o (https://t.co/oktaEVdx0o)</p>&mdash; David Barnard (@drbarnard) April 11, 2019 (https://twitter.com/drbarnard/status/1116447489022996480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>


The popup warns that the subscription will continue unless canceled in the Settings app at least one day before a subscription period ends, requiring users to confirm the notice with an OK button or tap cancel to cancel the initiation of the subscription.





Adding a second confirmation screen to subscription purchases will thwart app developers who have been using nefarious tactics (https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/15/sneaky-subscriptions-are-plaguing-the-app-store/) to trick users into purchasing subscriptions or making subscription costs and terms unclear.





Accidental subscription purchases have been an ongoing problem with <!---->Touch ID<!----> iPhones where a purchase could be made unintentionally when putting a finger on the Home button (such as when pressing to exit out of the <!---->App Store<!---->), but the new confirmation screen makes it clearer that you're initiating a recurring subscription on both Face ID and <!---->Touch ID<!----> iPhones.

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