App offers no in-app subscription cancellation, blames Play Store billing
Users trying to cancel a subscription within the app are told it is managed through the Google Play Store, even when no active Play Store subscription exists, leaving them unable to stop billing. This is a recurring dark-pattern-style billing friction point common in mobile SaaS apps.
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