Apple is making a big change to its subscription management policies that will require users to pay more attention to notifications of price increases.
Alongside iOS 15.5‘s release, Apple launched a set of rules that change how auto-renewing subscriptions work in the App Store. According to the new rules, instead of asking users to agree to a price increase, developers can now hike up the cost of an app without the subscriber’s consent. However, this shift is helpful for […]
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The Aura Strap 2 is a smart Apple Watch band capable of recording metrics like body fat and water levels, now with a fitness subscription service.
The Aura Strap 2 collects BIA data using electrodes
Aura is a health and fitness company that makes an Apple Watch accessory called the Aura Strap, which is now in its second iteration. The new band collects more data in a smaller package that uses the better Bluetooth BLE 4.2+ standard.
A potential class action suit regarding iCloud fees has been denied after plaintiffs failed to provide plausible proof that Apple had misled them.
According to Bloomberg, the case of Rutter v Apple, Inc, concerned William Rutter and others claiming that Apple deceived users over iCloud costs. They maintained that Apple misled consumers into believing they had free and seemingly unlimited iCloud space, rather than the 5GB limit they actually sell.The plaintiffs made their claim under California’s auto-renewal law, which requires specific consumer consent before a subscription is renewed. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, said that Apple did not contravene this law.
The Aura Strap 2 collects BIA data using electrodes
According to Bloomberg, the case of Rutter v Apple, Inc, concerned William Rutter and others claiming that Apple deceived users over iCloud costs. They maintained that Apple misled consumers into believing they had free and seemingly unlimited iCloud space, rather than the 5GB limit they actually sell.The plaintiffs made their claim under California’s auto-renewal law, which requires specific consumer consent before a subscription is renewed. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, said that Apple did not contravene this law.
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