Xiaomi App Store: Automatic renewal and mandatory bundled activation must not be checked by default. The new rules will take effect on April 13

According to news from this site on March 13, Xiaomi App Store today released an announcement about the "New Automatic Renewal Function Standard".

Xiaomi stated in the announcement that in order to protect the rights and interests of users and improve user experience, the Xiaomi App Store will add new standards for applications with automatic renewal functions. This standard revision was released on March 13, 2024, with a 30-day publicity period, and will officially come into effect on April 13, 2024. During the publicity period, the application automatic renewal function will still be implemented in accordance with the original standard regulations. This website organizes the key contents of the announcement as follows:

If the application contains automatic renewal services, the user's consent must be obtained, and the user can only activate the service after a second confirmation. ,
• must not be checked by default or forced to be bundled and enabled

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Before the user activates the service, the application must provide the user with important information such as service content, fee deduction amount and method in an obvious, concise and easy-to-understand language.
The application automatic renewal agreement must clearly state the
• cancellation methods and methods

  of the automatic renewal function. During the period of automatic renewal service, a convenient unsubscription method must also be provided.

The automatic renewal agreement should clearly stipulate that within 5 days before automatic renewal, the service content, deduction amount and other related matters must be clearly explained to the user through prominent means such as text messages or push messages.

##According to previous reports on this site, Zhao Zhiguo, spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said in the first half of 2023 that and informatization development press conference pointed out that it will focus on solving problems reported by users such as deceptive and misleading downloads and forced automatic renewal. The "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Regulations" came into effect on January 1 this year. Regarding the issue of automatic renewal, the regulations stipulate:

adopt automatic extension, Online transaction operators that provide services through automatic renewal and other methods must obtain the consent of consumers and are not allowed to check the box by default or force bundled activation; , Inform consumers in clear and easy-to-understand language of the service content, the amount and method of deductions, and other information; Service channels;

• Five days before the date of automatic extension, automatic renewal, etc., the service content, service content, etc. must be provided through effective channels such as phone calls, text messages, instant messaging tools, emails, and push messages. Inform consumers of the deduction amount and other matters.

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