Blocking updates and downloads because of payment reject?

I can’t download or update my apps because a payment was rejected. Subscriptions are paid before the usage of the premium functionality inside an app, so the payment was rejected and the subscription ended. Why can’t I download apps or update them until I add a valid payment method and the money is charged? If the subscription ended? My phone is now exposed to vulnerabilities and I can’t use their latest versions because of apple blocking them without a valid reason? If I use a debit card only to pay at the AppStore and I let it empty whenever I don’t want my subscriptions to renew, why app updates are blocked? Do I have to jailbreak my phone to download free apps or use the latest version of bank apps, that cannot work if not in the latest versions? I’m not going to add a new payment method, because I have the choice no to do so

iPhone 12 mini

Posted on Jan 8, 2023 4:19 PM

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Jan 9, 2023 7:48 AM in response to MrHoffman

Thank you for your response! I’ve already talk with apple support. Basically, if I don’t pay for an inactive subscription upon an app I won’t use, my account is locked at the AppStore. Apple is even deleting apps I already had in my device because of that issue. I’m willing to take legal actions in my country because is not right that apple force me to buy something on order to unlock core functionalities I’ve already paid when I bought my phone. Refuse to buy something is not a valid reason to ban you from the AppStore, deleting apps is data loss, subscriptions at apple are not credits (You pay before you use the premium functionality inside an app that requires subscription, not after) I have the right to choose if I don’t want to buy something. The condition “you will lose the ability to download apps and update your already downloaded apps if a payment is refused” is not shown clearly at the interface when you buy a free trial. The right path should be “oh, my payment was declined, I go inside the app, oh! I lost the premium functionality from the subscription” 🤷‍♂️


That politic (ban you for download or update apps if you don’t pay for a prepaid subscription) is abusive and anti-consumer 😕

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