The EU’s Digital Markets Act will bring about significant changes for the music streaming app.
When the Digital Markets Act of the European Union enters into full effect on March 7, Spotify will be subject to a significant amount of change. In the near future, inhabitants of the European Union will be able to purchase a Premium subscription or upgrade from an Individual plan to a Duo or Family plan directly from within the app itself, according to the audio streaming service. Since the year 2016, Spotify has not let its users to pay for a membership through Apple’s in-app payment mechanism. Additionally, Spotify has been a loud critic of the thirty percent cut that Apple takes from app developers. It used to let iOS customers who had a membership since before 2016 to continue paying using Apple’s in-app system, but it stopped accepting Apple payments entirely last year. These users were able to continue paying through Apple’s in-app system.
Additionally, as a result of Spotify’s initiative to introduce its very own in-app purchases, users will be able to effortlessly purchase audiobooks while simultaneously browsing titles within the application itself. Customers will, in fact, be charged the true amounts for subscriptions and purchases, and they will no longer be required to pay additional fees to compensate Apple’s commission. Users who previously paid for Spotify subscriptions using Apple’s in-app system were subject to an additional fee of $3 on top of the monthly fees; however, the DMA in the EU forbids this practice.
In addition to being able to install its very own in-app payment mechanism, Spotify will also be able to incorporate prices inside the app itself. The current situation is that it displays a note for its products in the location where the price is meant to be, informing customers that they are not able to be purchased from within the program itself. When the DMA goes into effect, Spotify will be able to display the prices of its items, and it will also be able to begin telling iOS users about specials and promotions from within the program itself.
In its statement, the firm stated that “it ought to be this easy for each and every Spotify customer everywhere.” On the other hand, if you live outside of specified markets, you will continue to face frustrating roadblocks as a result of Apple’s ludicrous policies. This is the reason why developers all around the world are persistently requesting that other governments enact their very own legislation similar to the DMA.