Magazine subscription works on iOS, not Mac

I bought a third part membership subscription to a magazine through Apple account. It works perfectly on iPhone and iPad but not on Mac. What went wrong?

Posted on Nov 20, 2025 7:43 AM

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Posted on Dec 9, 2025 11:35 PM

  • Your subscription works on iPhone/iPad because Apple IAP supports it fully
  • On Mac, the magazine app likely needs you to:
  • ✔ Tap Restore Purchases
  • ✔ OR sign into a separate publisher account
  • ✔ OR it simply doesn’t support Apple subscriptions on macOS
  • Apple shows the subscription as active, so the issue is with the publisher’s Mac app communication


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Dec 9, 2025 11:35 PM in response to Pietro19-68

  • Your subscription works on iPhone/iPad because Apple IAP supports it fully
  • On Mac, the magazine app likely needs you to:
  • ✔ Tap Restore Purchases
  • ✔ OR sign into a separate publisher account
  • ✔ OR it simply doesn’t support Apple subscriptions on macOS
  • Apple shows the subscription as active, so the issue is with the publisher’s Mac app communication


Magazine subscription works on iOS, not Mac

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