Citing changing exchange rates, Apple has notified developers that prices in the App Store will be increasing in Australia, Indonesia and Sweden over the next few days. Prices will also be going up for in-app purchase subscriptions, with Apple planning to send an email to subscribers notifying them of the increase and how to turn the subscription off if necessary. The strategy is a new one for Apple, which automatically canceled auto-renewed subscriptions when prices went up in South Korea, South Africa and Turkey earlier this year, requiring those users to resubscribe to opt in at the higher price. The Australian App Store is getting two new low-price tiers as well, echoing Apple’s changes to app pricing in India, Mexico and a handful of other countries in July. [via 9to5Mac]
App Store prices going up in Australia, Indonesia and Sweden
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