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Netflix doesn't take payment in its iOS app as far as I can find. They are allowed to take payment on their website for a subscription, but so is any other dev

Netflix doesn't take payment in its iOS app as far as I can find. They are allowed to take payment on their website for a subscription, but so is any other developer.

kristiandupont 5y ago
>so is any other developer No, they are not. That was what the whole Hey debacle was about. Netflix and Spotify have special privileges there.
- RandallBrown 5y ago
  I do remember seeing articles about Apple "requiring" Hey to allow signing up in the app, but I'm not sure if Apple relented or if it was just a misunderstanding. Hey does not currently take payment in the app.
  - VMtest 5y ago
    > but I'm not sure if Apple relented or if it was just a misunderstanding the replies to your comments are literally telling you the true story, at least do your own homework
    - RandallBrown 5y ago
      I can find nothing on the Internet about Apple bowing to Basecamp and allowing Hey to use their own payment processing. I did however download the Hey app and try to sign up for a paid account, which you can't do.
querulous 5y ago
the twitter thread/verge article are about how this is not true for fanhouse, at the very least.
- RandallBrown 5y ago
  It's not clear from the Twitter thread what Apple is asking for. They're definitely NOT asking for a share of creator proceeds but they may be asking for Fanhouse to have a way to subscribe in the app. I downloaded Fanhouse and tried to view some profiles. It says "Follow to see more" but there's no way to follow anyone in the iOS app. I can see this running afoul of some App Store guidelines since you're advertising a feature with no way to use it. This could be Apple being unreasonable, but it could also just be a misunderstanding of how the App Store review process works. I don't know how long they've been going back and forth with Apple on this.

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Netflix doesn't take payment in its iOS app as far as I can find. They are allowed to take payment on their website for a subscription, but so is any other dev

by RandallBrown 5y ago

Netflix doesn't take payment in its iOS app as far as I can find. They are allowed to take payment on their website for a subscription, but so is any other developer.

kristiandupont 5y ago
>so is any other developer No, they are not. That was what the whole Hey debacle was about. Netflix and Spotify have special privileges there.
- RandallBrown 5y ago
  I do remember seeing articles about Apple "requiring" Hey to allow signing up in the app, but I'm not sure if Apple relented or if it was just a misunderstanding. Hey does not currently take payment in the app.
  - VMtest 5y ago
    > but I'm not sure if Apple relented or if it was just a misunderstanding the replies to your comments are literally telling you the true story, at least do your own homework
    - RandallBrown 5y ago
      I can find nothing on the Internet about Apple bowing to Basecamp and allowing Hey to use their own payment processing. I did however download the Hey app and try to sign up for a paid account, which you can't do.
querulous 5y ago
the twitter thread/verge article are about how this is not true for fanhouse, at the very least.
- RandallBrown 5y ago
  It's not clear from the Twitter thread what Apple is asking for. They're definitely NOT asking for a share of creator proceeds but they may be asking for Fanhouse to have a way to subscribe in the app. I downloaded Fanhouse and tried to view some profiles. It says "Follow to see more" but there's no way to follow anyone in the iOS app. I can see this running afoul of some App Store guidelines since you're advertising a feature with no way to use it. This could be Apple being unreasonable, but it could also just be a misunderstanding of how the App Store review process works. I don't know how long they've been going back and forth with Apple on this.