Apple has made a small but important change to iOS that will allow users an easier way to manage their app subscriptions. In the latest release of the mobile operating system (iOS 12.1.4 and 12.2 beta), the company has relocated the \u201cManage Subscriptions\u201d setting so it\u2019s only one click away when you tap on your profile in the App Store, instead of being buried more deeply within the settings.<\/p>\n
This may seem like a minor change, but it was a much-needed one.<\/p>\n
As more mobile apps have adopted subscriptions as a means of generating revenue, it\u2019s become critical to ensure consumers know how to turn off their subscriptions. And, based on a reading of many angry App Store app reviews, many people don\u2019t know how to do this. Most assume they should reach out to the developer to have their subscription disabled \u2014 after all, it\u2019s the developer who\u2019s charging them.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not really the customer\u2019s fault for being unaware of how the process works, as Apple had made getting to the subscription management screen far more difficult than it should be.<\/p>\n
In iOS Settings, for example, you would have to click iTunes & App Store \u2013> Apple ID: \u2013> View Apple ID \u2013> then scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen to find the hidden setting.<\/p>\n
In the iOS App Store app, it was a bit simpler.<\/p>\n
You would first have to tap your profile icon on the top right of the Home page, then your Apple ID, then scroll down to the bottom of the page again.<\/p>\n
By comparison, Google Play put subscriptions<\/a> in its top-level navigation with no scrolling or extra clicks required.<\/p>\n With the iOS update, when you now tap your profile icon in the App Store, \u201cManage Subscriptions\u201d is right there \u2014 and it\u2019s accessible without scrolling. That\u2019s a huge help in making this critical feature more accessible.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Apple hasn\u2019t made a similar change to simplify the path to subscription management in iOS\u2019s main Settings.<\/p>\n The change was first spotted<\/a> by MacStories Editor-in-Chief Federico Viticci, who shared a screenshot on Twitter.<\/p>\n