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> Apple should just remove Subscriptions completely and have app developers turn them into consumable IAPs that you have to buy every X months. With my data go

> Apple should just remove Subscriptions completely and have app developers turn them into consumable IAPs that you have to buy every X months. With my data going poof each time, I'm afraid that's a no. Even merely having to log in again, compared to the status quo, is way worse.

socialist_coder 6y ago
I think you are saying that if you uninstall/reinstall, you could lose your subscription since it's from a consumable IAP. I agree that is a bad flow and something that Apple could fix by still allowing non-renewing subscriptions, and then changing how the free trial works by not triggering a payment automatically after the free trial. Basically, you should only be charged as a result of a user action, and it would go through the same IAP flow that people do not just blindly tap through.
- WesolyKubeczek 6y ago
  No, I’m talking about the actual data or content I created using the app.
  - socialist_coder 6y ago
    I don't understand how that is related to IAPs or subscriptions? If the app has premium features gated behind a subscription, it needs to either use Apple's Subscriptions to check with Apple if your Apple ID has the subscription. Then, it can unlock the functionality. If the app is using consumable IAPs then it would not be able to check with Apple and would need to store the flag in its own data, either locally or in the cloud. If in the cloud, it could tie this data to your device id so it could be restored if you uninstall & reinstall, but this is more difficult if you have tracking disabled. Your content that you create could be stored in the cloud and restored the same way. But again, Apple makes it difficult to do this if you have tracking disabled since there isn't an easy "device ID" to get that is the same every time, to my knowledge.

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> Apple should just remove Subscriptions completely and have app developers turn them into consumable IAPs that you have to buy every X months. With my data go

by WesolyKubeczek 6y ago

socialist_coder 6y ago
I think you are saying that if you uninstall/reinstall, you could lose your subscription since it's from a consumable IAP. I agree that is a bad flow and something that Apple could fix by still allowing non-renewing subscriptions, and then changing how the free trial works by not triggering a payment automatically after the free trial. Basically, you should only be charged as a result of a user action, and it would go through the same IAP flow that people do not just blindly tap through.
- WesolyKubeczek 6y ago
  No, I’m talking about the actual data or content I created using the app.
  - socialist_coder 6y ago
    I don't understand how that is related to IAPs or subscriptions? If the app has premium features gated behind a subscription, it needs to either use Apple's Subscriptions to check with Apple if your Apple ID has the subscription. Then, it can unlock the functionality. If the app is using consumable IAPs then it would not be able to check with Apple and would need to store the flag in its own data, either locally or in the cloud. If in the cloud, it could tie this data to your device id so it could be restored if you uninstall & reinstall, but this is more difficult if you have tracking disabled. Your content that you create could be stored in the cloud and restored the same way. But again, Apple makes it difficult to do this if you have tracking disabled since there isn't an easy "device ID" to get that is the same every time, to my knowledge.