Neowin News Feed for: Subscription

Apple announces new, more affordable subscription option on the App Store

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:48:01 +0000

Apple has announced a new feature that App Store developers can use to make their subscriptions more affordable for users. Read more...

Report: GitHub Copilot is moving to token-based billing from June

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:36:02 +0000

The era of flat-rate unlimited AI coding is ending as Microsoft prepares a major overhaul of the GitHub Copilot billing structure. Read more...

Netflix is raising its prices again

Usama Jawad — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:28:01 +0000

Another price jump hits subscribers as Netflix quietly raises every plan, but the bigger question is where it stops next. Read more...

Good news for YouTube TV users: cheaper plans are now available

David Uzondu — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:50:01 +0000

YouTube is rolling out a new update for YouTube TV that introduces cheaper plans across different categories, including Sports and News. Read more...

Crusader Kings III is the latest Paradox game to get a DLC subscription program

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:52:01 +0000

Instead of paying almost $200 for all the DLC, Crusader Kings III players can now opt for a monthly subscription to gain complete access. Read more...

Facebook WhatsApp Instagram features to stop being fully free, but many users actually happy

Sayan Sen — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:36:02 +0000

According to a new report, Meta has confirmed it is bringing subscriptions to Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Ironically, however, many users are actually very happy about this. Read more...

Meet Microsoft 365 Premium: Copilot Pro and Office apps for your whole family

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has launched a new subscription called Microsoft 365 Premium, which bundles the features of Microsoft 365 Family and Copilot Pro. Read more...

FTC puts an end to junk fees on short-term lodging and online rentals

Hamid Ganji — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:16:01 +0000

The US Federal Trade Commission has just passed a new law that bans hidden junk fees in short-term lodging and live-event ticket prices. Read more...

Crunchyroll to lock most One Piece episodes behind a paywall

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 08:06:02 +0000

After acquiring Crunchyroll for $1 billion, Sony plans to charge users for watching past episode 206 of One Piece. Read more...

Microsoft 365 subscribers are being forced to pay more for Copilot inclusion

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:38:01 +0000

Microsoft is testing a new Microsoft 365 consumer plan with AI features at a higher cost. Existing users will be automatically migrated to this plan. Read more...

YouTube Premium prices increased in several countries, in some cases by 55%

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:26:01 +0000

YouTube has reportedly once again increased the price of its Premium subscription for some countries, in specific cases, by nearly 56%. Read more...

Apple is not allowing Spotify's latest iOS update in the EU that showed discounted pricing

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:16:01 +0000

Apple has rejected Spotify's latest iOS app update in the European Union. The update included pricing information and subscription options for payments outside the iPhone app. Spotify isn't happy. Read more...

Meta offers to make ad-free Facebook and Instagram subscription cheaper in the EU

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:22:01 +0000

Meta could cut down its ad-free subscription fee in the EU by 40%. The social media giant has offered to reduce its subscription price amid rising criticism from consumer groups and regulators. Read more...

EU watchdogs are concerned about Meta's "Pay or Okay" model for ad-free subscriptions

Anushe Fawaz — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:08:01 +0000

Meta has a fee for consumers to reject sharing their data with advertising companies in Europe. However, today 28 EU privacy watchdogs have spoken against this ad-free subscription model. Read more...

Amazon reportedly unsatisfied with a paid version of Alexa, faces internal conflict

Anushe Fawaz — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:30:02 +0000

Amazon is reportedly making a paid version of Alexa featuring everything the current Alexa has minus the shortcomings. However, the development of it is creating conflict within the company. Read more...

Europe org says Meta breaches consumer laws with its ad-free subscription, files complaint

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:16:01 +0000

Europe's consumer organization, the BEUC, has filed a complaint against Meta for breaching EU consumer laws claiming that Meta is forcing users to pay a fee to ensure privacy. Read more...

Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscription OS, suggests leak

Sayan Sen — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:52:01 +0000

Microsoft might just be planning to make the next generation of Windows a cloud-based, subscription service. While we have already had evidence of the former, fresh new leak hints at the latter too. Read more...

Leaked code from X app suggests that calls will be exclusively for Premium subscribers only

Steve Bennett — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:40:01 +0000

Code within the X app suggests that the platform will be adding both audio and video call functionality in the future, but this will be restricted to premium subscribers only as a paid feature. Read more...

Meta Quest+ VR subscription launches at $7.99/mo

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:14:01 +0000

A new monthly subscription called Meta Quest+ is now available for Meta Quest VR headset users. The VR subscription service will give access to two new titles for a fee of $7.99 per month. Read more...

Ubisoft+ subscription launches on Xbox consoles, here are all the games available

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:43:23 +0000

Another games subscription has reached Xbox consoles, with Ubisoft+ Multi Access now available. The membership has access to over 60 games published by Ubisoft, their DLC, and other benefits. Read more...

Microsoft 365 is my favorite Microsoft product

Usama Jawad — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:16:02 +0000

I've been a Microsoft 365 subscriber for the past few years and I've begun to realize that it's easily my favorite Microsoft product. Find out why and whether it could be worth your money too! Read more...

Twitter to increase Blue subscription cost on iOS to compensate for App Store fees

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 07:02:01 +0000

Twitter plans to charge $11 per month for its subscription on the iPhone in order to account for the 30% cut that Apple takes from in-app purchases. On the web, however, the same will cost $7. Read more...

Mercedes-Benz cars are getting a $1200/year online subscription... to make them go faster

Usama Jawad — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 05:00:01 +0000

Mercedes-Benz has announced a seemingly ludicrous subscription model that allows customers to pay a $1200/year fee to make their cars accelerate faster. The "feature" is not coming to the UK. Read more...

Twitter could go behind a paywall under Musk's turbulent leadership

Fiza Ali — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:34:01 +0000

Reportedly, Elon Musk and David Sacks have put their heads together to formulate a new plan for increasing revenue. According to the latest plan, the bird could go behind the bars of a paywall. Read more...

Twitter brings $7.99 blue checkmark to latest iOS update

Paul Hill — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 23:05:14 +0000

Twitter has begun allowing some people to buy the blue checkmark for their profile from today. Availability is limited to five countries right now but, hopefully, this will expand soon. Read more...

Twitter Blue will cost $8 per month and allow you to have a blue tick

Paul Hill — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:38:01 +0000

Elon Musk has revealed that Twitter users will be able to get a blue tick if they buy Twitter Blue for $8 per month. They will get other perks too like priority replies, fewer ads, and more. Read more...

Twitter's verification badge may cost $20/month soon as Musk threatens to fire employees

Usama Jawad — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:08:01 +0000

Elon Musk has reportedly ordered the Twitter development team to include the verification badge in a new $19.99/month Twitter Blue subscription within a few days or risk losing their jobs. Read more...

Netflix Games gets 10 new titles this month, taking the total above 30

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:06:01 +0000

Netflix will add 10 new games to its growing catalog under Netflix Games, a mobile gaming venture. With the latest additions, subscribers will be able to download and play 32 game titles. Read more...

Xbox Game Pass Family & Friends is now official

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has finally made the Xbox Game Pass Family & Friends official. The subscription is currently being tested in two countries - Ireland and Colombia. Xbox says global rollout will follow soon. Read more...

Netflix ad-supported subscription could cost around $8/month with small ad breaks

Alap Naik Desai — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 05:08:01 +0000

Netflix seems to be fine-tuning its upcoming ad-supported subscription tier. The new plan could cost half of the Standard tier which offers ad-free 1080p streaming, and have small commercial breaks. Read more...

Twitter is hiking the price of its Blue subscription from $2.99 to $4.99 per month

Usama Jawad — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:12:02 +0000

Twitter has told subscribers of its premium Blue service that it's hiking the price of the subscription from $2.99/month to $4.99/month. The price increase has already happened for new subscribers. Read more...

Tesla 'Standard Connectivity' package to cost $10/month, but after 8 years

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:40:01 +0000

Tesla has indicated it is ending the 'unlimited' Standard Connectivity package. Car owners will have eight years of access to basic navigation, after which they will have to pay $10 per month. Read more...

Netflix lost 'just' a million subscribers and is on track to recovery, suggests report

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 22:04:02 +0000

Netflix confirmed it lost about a million subscribers in Q2 2022. But the streaming service also gained a million new members in the same quarter. Its share prices have jumped and so has its revenue. Read more...

Netflix is considering charging $2.99 per additional home to curb password-sharing

Usama Jawad — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:08:01 +0000

Netflix is testing a new subscription model designed to discourage password-sharing without returning extra revenue to the company. Users can set additional streaming homes for $2.99/month. Read more...

App Store subscriptions can now charge you more without your approval

Usama Jawad — Tue, 17 May 2022 05:46:01 +0000

Apple has updated its App Store policies to allow developers to charge you more for auto-renewing subscriptions under specific circumstances without your prior, explicit approval for the price hike. Read more...

UK households are cancelling streaming subscriptions to save money

Usama Jawad — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:18:01 +0000

UK households are cutting down on streaming subscriptions to save money for the higher cost of living in the region. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are the least likely to be cancelled. Read more...

Following backlash, Microsoft has added more features to Windows 11 Clipchamp inbox app

Usama Jawad — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:06:01 +0000

Following all the backlash it received for launching the Clipchamp inbox app in Windows 11 earlier this month, Microsoft has caved into the public pressure and added more features at the same price. Read more...

Netflix will stay ad-free even if it means higher entry price point to streaming service

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:42:02 +0000

Netflix has confirmed that it will not insert ads to lower the entry price of subscriptions on its streaming service. The company could, however, explore an ad-subsidized model owing to competition. Read more...

Google "pauses" app billing in Russia, asks developers to make critical paid apps free

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:06:01 +0000

Google is putting a halt on Google Play billing services in Russia due to the current unstable situation. It has asked developers with critical paid apps to make their content free in the country. Read more...

Disney+ will launch a cheaper, ad-supported, tier from late 2022

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:18:01 +0000

Disney+ will receive an ad-supported tier later this year which will allow the company to make the service available at a lower price. Exact pricing details are due at a later date. Read more...