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US 12699500 · App. 18/668,662 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

User interfaces for collections of content services and/or applications

Inventors: Nabila Rahman (Corona Del Mar, CA); Josiah Kenneth Slifer (San Jose, CA); John Nicholas Vidnovic (San Francisco, CA); Bryan James Wegman (Boulder Creek, CA); Mona Azarians (Cupertino, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

G06F3/0482 G06F3/0484 G06Q20/127

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Patent No.: US 12699500
App. No.: 18/668,662
Granted: Aug 4, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

In some embodiments, a subscription to a collection of content services and/or applications enables a user to access content through a plurality of content services. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates a process to subscribe to a collection of content services and/or applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates a process to unsubscribe from a collection of content services and/or applications.

Claims (100)

1 . A method comprising:

at an electronic device in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices:

detecting, via the one or more input devices, a request to subscribe to a respective content service currently in use on the electronic device;

in response to detecting the request, determining that one or more first criteria are satisfied; and

in response to determining that the one or more first criteria are satisfied, displaying, via the display generation component, a content service collection user interface that includes a first representation of a first content service collection and a first selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to the first content service collection;

wherein:

the first content service collection includes at least a first content service and a second content service and the first representation of the first content service collection includes at least a first representation of the first content service and a second representation of the second content service,

in accordance with a determination that a value of the first content service collection is less than a combined value of the respective content service and one or more other content services with which the electronic device is already associated, the content service collection user interface includes a visual indication that the first content service collection is more cost effective than maintaining individual subscriptions to the respective content service and the one or more content services with which the electronic device is already associated; and

in accordance with a determination that the value of the first content service collection is greater than or equal to the combined value of the respective content service and one or more other content services with which the electronic device is already associated, the content service collection user interface does not include the visual indication.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an order for displaying the first and second representations includes:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content service is associated with the first content service, the first representation of the first content service is emphasized relative to the second representation of the second content service; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content service is the second content service, the second representation of the second content service is emphasized relative to the first representation of the first content service.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not associated with any subscriptions to any content services, determining that one or more of the first criteria are not satisfied and forgoing displaying the content service collection user interface.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a first number of content services and is not satisfied when the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a second number of content services, different from the first number.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a first set of one or more content services, the content service collection user interface includes the first representation of the first content service collection and the first selectable option that is selectable to initiate the process to subscribe to the first content service collection, and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a second set of one or more content services, different from the first set, the content service collection user interface includes a second representation of a second content service collection, different from the first content service collection, and a second selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to the second content service collection.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content service collection user interface does not include a second representation of a second content service collection and does not include a second selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to the second content service collection, different from the first content service collection, and the content service collection user interface includes a respective selectable option, the method further comprising:

receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input selecting the respective selectable option; and

in response to receiving the input selecting the respective selectable option, displaying, via the display generation component, a second content service collection user interface that includes the second representation of the second content service collection and the second selectable option that is selectable to initiate the process to subscribe to the second content service collection.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a first set of one or more content services, the second representation of the second content service collection includes a visual indication that the second content service collection is a recommended content service collection, and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a second set of one or more content services, different from the first set, the second representation of the second content service collection does not include the visual indication that the second content service collection is the recommended content service collection.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

before subscribing to the first content service collection, the electronic device is associated with a subscription to the first content service that has a first renewal date, and

after subscribing to the first content service collection that includes the first content service, the electronic device is associated with a subscription to the first content service collection that has a second renewal date, different from the first renewal date, and is no longer associated with the subscription to the first content service that has the first renewal date.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the content service collection user interface further includes a respective representation of the respective content service, separate from the first representation of the first content service collection, and a respective selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to the respective content service without subscribing to the first content service collection, and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content service is currently selected, the respective representation of the respective content service is displayed with information that indicates one or more other content services with which the electronic device is associated and information that indicates a combined value of the respective content service and the one or more other content services.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a user of the electronic device is subscribed to a respective storage service, the method further comprising:

in accordance with a determination that remaining storage in the storage service is below a threshold storage, displaying, via the display generation component, a respective selectable option, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is associated with a subscription to the respective storage service as part of a subscription to a respective content service collection, the respective selectable option is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to a standalone storage service to increase the remaining storage in the respective storage service; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is associated with a subscription to the respective storage service as a standalone storage service, the respective selectable option is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to a respective content service collection that includes access to a respective amount of storage to increase the remaining storage in the respective storage service.

11 . An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

detecting, via one or more input devices, a request to subscribe to a respective content service currently in use on the electronic device;

in response to detecting the request, determining that one or more first criteria are satisfied; and

in response to determining that the one or more first criteria are satisfied, displaying, via a display generation component, a content service collection user interface that includes a first representation of a first content service collection and a first selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to the first content service collection;

wherein:

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein an order for displaying the first and second representations includes:

13 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not associated with any subscriptions to any content services, determining that one or more of the first criteria are not satisfied and forgoing displaying the content service collection user interface.

14 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more first criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a first number of content services and is not satisfied when the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a second number of content services, different from the first number.

15 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein:

16 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the content service collection user interface does not include a second representation of a second content service collection and does not include a second selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to the second content service collection, different from the first content service collection, and the content service collection user interface includes a respective selectable option, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input selecting the respective selectable option; and

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein:

18 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein:

before subscribing to the first content service collection, the electronic device is associated with a subscription to the first content service that has a first renewal date, and

19 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein:

20 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein a user of the electronic device is subscribed to a respective storage service, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

21 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

detecting, via one or more input devices, a request to subscribe to a respective content service currently in use on the electronic device;

in response to detecting the request, determining that one or more first criteria are satisfied; and

in response to determining that the one or more first criteria are satisfied, display, via a display generation component, a content service collection user interface that includes a first representation of a first content service collection and a first selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to the first content service collection;

wherein:

22 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein an order for displaying the first and second representations includes:

23 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not associated with any subscriptions to any content services, determining that one or more of the first criteria are not satisfied and forgoing displaying the content service collection user interface.

24 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more first criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a first number of content services and is not satisfied when the electronic device is associated with subscriptions to a second number of content services, different from the first number.

25 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein:

26 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the content service collection user interface does not include a second representation of a second content service collection and does not include a second selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process to subscribe to the second content service collection, different from the first content service collection, and the content service collection user interface includes a respective selectable option, wherein the instructions, when executed by the electronic device, further cause the electronic device to:

receive, via the one or more input devices, an input selecting the respective selectable option; and

in response to receiving the input selecting the respective selectable option, display, via the display generation component, a second content service collection user interface that includes the second representation of the second content service collection and the second selectable option that is selectable to initiate the process to subscribe to the second content service collection.

27 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 26 , wherein:

28 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein:

before subscribing to the first content service collection, the electronic device is associated with a subscription to the first content service that has a first renewal date, and

29 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein:

30 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein a user of the electronic device is subscribed to a respective storage service, wherein the instructions, when executed by the electronic device, further cause the electronic device to: