Inaccessible until now, subscription to Twitter Blue is now possible from an Android device. But as for Apple, an additional cost is applied in order to circumvent the Google tax.
The offer was reserved for owners of an iPhone or iPad only. But since this Thursday, January 19, Twitter Blue subscriptions can be taken out from an Android smartphone, noted TechCrunch. But this arrival of the paid service of the social network comes with an additional cost: it will be necessary to pay 11 dollars per month and not 8 dollars as initially announced.
Avoid app store taxes
It’s not really a surprise. Elon Musk, the new owner of the platform, simply took over the logic implemented on Apple devices. To counter the tax applied to purchases within an application downloaded via the App Store or the Google Play Store, the billionaire had revised the prices upwards.
Thus, Elon Musk can pursue his goal of achieving profitability on the platform without being handicapped by the 30% commissions from Apple and 15% from Google. However, owners of an Android phone could have hoped for a lower price than on the iPhone given the smaller uptake on their application store.
Since the start of the implementation of this offer, Twitter’s first major project under the Musk era, it has always been recommended that users go through a web browser to pay for their subscription. Because out of the apps, Twitter Blue is only charged eight dollars.
An annual subscription to save money
And if some are convinced that they want to obtain a paid certification for the next twelve months, they can sign up for a one-year subscription since January 18. With the key savings. By choosing an annual subscription, the price of the Twitter Blue service only comes to 84 dollars per year against 96 dollars via a monthly payment. But the reduction is even greater in comparison with the amount claimed via iOS or Android apps. Here, the bill drops by $48.
Twitter Blue is currently only available in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. It allows you to obtain a blue certification badge, but also to be better referenced on the recommendation threads or the platform’s searches.
