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What Happens to Existing Subscribers if I Remove a Subscription Plan from Sale in App Store Connect?
Hi everyone, I'm a developer with an app that offers several subscription plans. I'm planning to set the availability of one specific subscription to "none" in App Store Connect, effectively removing it from sale so that new users can no longer subscribe to it. However, I’m not sure what will happen to users who already have an active subscription to this plan. If I set the availability to none (remove it from all storefronts), will those existing users continue to be charged and automatically renewed for future billing cycles as usual? Or does this action also stop renewals for current subscribers? I’m asking this specifically because I want to prevent discontinued subscription plans from showing up in the "In-App Purchases" section of my app on the App Store. I'm posting this because I’ve found several threads in the developer forums with contradictory answers. Some say users will continue to be charged as long as they don’t cancel, while others suggest that removing availability might stop renewals automatically. I'd really appreciate a definitive answer or any official documentation on this. Examples https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/694191 https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/739491 To be clear, my goal is to stop new users from subscribing, but I want existing subscribers to continue being charged and renewed normally unless they cancel on their own. Thanks in advance for any clarification or experiences you can share! Best regards,
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Will users with active subscriptions continue to be charged if I set the subscription's availability to "none"?
Hi everyone, I’m a developer of an app that offers several subscription plans. I’m planning to set the availability of one of the subscriptions to "none" in App Store Connect, effectively removing it from sale so that new users can no longer subscribe to it. However, I’m not sure what happens to existing users who are already subscribed to this plan. If I set the subscription’s availability to none, will those users still be charged for renewals once their current subscription period ends? Or will setting availability to none also prevent their subscription from being renewed? My goal is to remove the plan from sale but also ensure that users are charged again in the future for that specific plan. Has anyone done this before or has clear documentation from Apple confirming what happens in this case? Thanks a lot in advance for your help! Best regards,
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