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Hulu and Disney+ No Longer Support Signups and Payment Using App Store
Disney is no longer allowing its customers to sign up for and purchase subscriptions to Hulu or Disney+ through Apple's App Store, cutting out any subscription fees that Disney would have needed to pay to Apple for using in-app purchase. The change was noted on Reddit over the weekend, and there are details on the Disney+ and Hulu websites. Both the Disney+ and Hulu websites say that new and returning subscribers cannot sign up for and pay through Apple, but existing Apple-billed subscribers are not affected. Hulu and Disney+ customers can still watch content on Apple devices by signing into their Hulu and Disney+ accounts in the iOS apps. Disney directs customers to its websites in order to see all plans and sign up for a subscription directly. For digital purchases like subscription services, Apple collects a 15 to 30 percent fee from each transaction. By removing the option to sign up for streaming services using the in-app purchase system, Disney will not have to pay a fee to Apple. Disney joins other streaming apps like Netflix that have not offered support for purchasing a subscription in an iOS app for years.Tags: App Store, Disney, Disney Plus, HuluThis article, "Hulu and Disney+ No Longer Support Signups and Payment Using App Store" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
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Disney has stopped allowing customers to sign up for and purchase subscriptions to Hulu or Disney+ through Apple's App Store, cutting out any subscription fees that Disney would have needed to pay to Apple for using in-app purchase. Existing Apple-billed subscribers are not affected, and customers can still watch content on Apple devices by signing into their Hulu and Disney+ accounts in the iOS apps.