Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair

Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:26PM (#19385029)

Will people actually read the email? Will they remember it at the time they actually want to upgrade their account?

(An "email me a payment link" button would almost certainly get rejected by Apple)

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Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair by covercash on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:41PM (#19385122)

“We’ve just sent a verification code to the email you provided, please type the 4 digit code here:_ _ _ _”

It could even be 2 digits (the same 2 digits for everyone), you’re just looking to get their eyes on the email letting them know additional paid subscriptions are available on your website.

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Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:53PM (#19385197)

Let's assume you purposefully crafted the email or app to break the code autofill built into iOS.

I think you'd end up confusing users. Most people will go to their email expecting to see a verification code in big bold type. If you make the code less obvious, they'll get frustrated ("I came here to get a code, why am I now doing something else?") It's awful UX at a particularly business-critical moment.

And this is all assuming Apple doesn't see through your ploy and just reject the app.

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