Google keeps on customizing the functionalities of its applications based on consumer’s preferences and needs. In the meantime, Google has decided to remove the paid magazine support from the News app next month. This decision may disappoint those, who love to read digital magazines.
According to the information, Google has confirmed that its News app and news.google.com will remove support for paid magazines next month. The removal not only applies to new subscriptions/purchases but also to existing libraries of magazines.
However, users who paid to read the magazines will be able to export copies of magazines before December 18. Similarly, the Magazines that cannot be exported due to interactive elements will be eligible for a refund.
Google says
- Support for magazine content in Google News is being discontinued beginning on December 18, 2023, which means if you previously purchased or subscribed to magazines, access from Google News apps or news.google.com to your library of magazines will be removed.
- To continue to access previously purchased magazine content, we are providing the opportunity to export and save each purchased issue. In some cases, purchased magazines contain interactive elements that cannot be downloaded and saved for future access, and we are offering a refund for this content.
