You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Usage & LimitsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.314,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
If your subscription is billed through the Apple App Store or Google Play, /upgrade no longer starts a sign-in. It prints instructions instead:
App Store: open Claude for iOS and go to Settings → Billing.
Google Play: open Claude for Android and go to Settings.
The message also tells you to run /login in Claude Code after you change the plan, so the new plan takes effect.
Why
Plans bought through a phone's app store can only be changed in that app. The upgrade flow could not change them, so pointing you to the right place avoids a dead end.
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed /upgrade opening the browser and starting a new login for plans billed through the App Store or Google Play; it now says where to…
