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Not paying your Youtube Premium subscription is enough to take down the entire App Store on your phone.

Imagine if Windows wouldn’t let you install software until you updated your Paypal with a valid credit card.

It used to be possible to register for an Apple Id that you could use to install apps without providing your credit card details. It it not entirely obvious how, but I managed to do it in the past by registering from the device itself and skipping the part where it asked for card info. I no longer own an Apple device, so can't verify whether that is still possible.

It's possible. I don't care a CC attached to my Apple ID.

Apple Id signup without credit/debit card is still possible. I don't have any card linked at the moment, and I help friends/family signup.

You used to be able to sign up merely with a iTunes Gift Card (which can be bought with cash).

They may have removed that restriction entirely now.

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