If you wish to subscribe to Disney Plus or Hulu in your iPhone, you’ll be able to’t do this anymore. Help paperwork for Disney Plus and Hulu now say that new and returning subscribers to these streaming providers can’t join via Apple, as reported by MacRumors.
I’m not at present paying for Disney Plus, so out of curiosity, I attempted logging into my account via the iOS app to see what would occur. After coming into my electronic mail and password, I used to be greeted by a message that claims: “Sadly, this app doesn’t assist in-app join. End organising your account on the web site. Create and handle your account at disneyplus.com/subsequent.” Hulu’s iOS app additionally pushes you to the Hulu web site for those who attempt to log in with out an energetic subscription.
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Presumably, the corporate is making this variation to cease Apple from taking a minimize of recent subscription revenues for Disney Plus and Hulu. Nonetheless, for those who already subscribe to these providers via Apple, Disney says you’ll nonetheless be billed via Apple.
Disney didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Disney is simply the newest firm to cease new subscriptions via its iOS apps. Netflix stopped letting customers subscribe via its iOS app in 2018 and minimize off Apple billing for legacy subscribers earlier this yr. Spotify additionally doesn’t let folks subscribe via the iOS app — within the app, it consists of the cheeky message that “we all know, it’s not very best.”
