Disney Plus Bans Registration And Payments Via App Store

Disney Plus change subscription system on iPhone (photo: dock. Disney)

JAKARTA Disney Plus users can't now subscribe via the App Store on iPhone. The payment ban through this app store also occurs in Hulu, a streaming platform that is only available in the US and Japan.

According to a report by a number of Reddit users, citing from Macrumors, this policy change has occurred since last October 19. When users want to subscribe to premium packages on Disney Plus, the platform will direct users to other ways.

In addition, when new users register an account, Disney Plus will display a message, Unfortunately, this app does not support in-app registration. Finish setting your account on the website. Create and manage your account on the dysneyplus.com/next.

Not much different from Disney Plus, Hulu also displays warning messages when users want to make payments within the app or want to register an account. The Hulu app on iOS will direct users to their website.

Apparently, this change happened because Disney wanted to avoid the revenue cut system set by Apple. Every time a user makes digital purchases through the App Store, Apple will charge 15 to 30 percent for each transaction.

This cut is big enough for developers, including big app makers like Disney Plus. By deleting the streaming service registration option using the in-app payment system, Apple will stop taking large pieces.

Disney Plus is not the first streaming platform to change its in-app payment policy. Netflix has stopped its subscription system via the iOS app since 2018 and stopped billing via Apple starting earlier this year. The goal is the same as Disney, which is to avoid Apple's fees.