Have you ever downloaded an app just to look at it? Amazon has set it up so downloading select Fire TV apps like Paramount+, Palle TV, Philo, and Starz will automatically start charging you for a subscription through your Amazon account. This all comes from a report by AFTVnews.
According to AFTVnews, you need to be careful because if the service offers a free trial the text about if you are getting billed or not is a bit confusing.
If you want this streaming service, Amazon is making it easy for you to quickly subscribe and start watching. There are no longer a bunch of steps to go through to subscribe. Now, with a few simple clicks, you are subscribed and ready to watch Paramount+, for example.
It is unknown how many apps use this service, but Amazon seems to be working hard to help people manage subscriptions through Amazon’s payment system, helping Amazon get a cut of the revenue.
Cord Cutters News has reached out to Amazon for comment and will update this story once we hear back.
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