That's the idea behind iTunes' subscription manager Apple has tried to centralize all of your recurring payments for music, in-app purchases, and similar subscriptions in one place on your iPhone .
That's great, except the company has managed to bury this "one place" deeply enough in Settings that you need to be a cyber detective to find it. Here's where you need to go and what you need to do to cancel subscriptions on your iPhone .
You should follow these steps to, at the very least, remind yourself what subscriptions you are paying for every month. You might be surprised to find that you are being billed for some long-forgotten subscriptions "on autopilot." Once there, you can eliminate the ones you no longer need.
Cancel a subscription on your iPhone
- Tap the Settings icon and then tap "iTunes & App Store."
- Find your Apple ID at the top of the screen and tap it.
- Tap "View Apple ID." You may need to enter your password or use Touch ID or Face ID to log into your account.
You'd probably never think to look on your Apple ID screen for information about iTunes subscriptions.
- Tap "Subscriptions."
- Review the list of active subscriptions. If you see one you want to learn more about or to cancel it, tap it.
This screen lists both active subscriptions and any old, cancelled subscriptions you've had in the past.
- On the subscription page, review the details about your subscription. To cancel this subscription, tap "Cancel" and then confirm your choice.
- If you are in the middle of a free trial, you might see a message like "Cancel Free Trial" instead.
Be aware that you will probably be charged and have access to that service through the end of the current billing period. For example, if you cancel a service on February 15 but the subscription would normally be renewed on the first of every month, in most cases you will be able to continue using the service until the start of March.
Restarting a cancelled subscription
Regret choosing to cancel a service and want it back? No problem you can easily do that by returning to the same place in Settings.
- Tap the Settings icon and then tap "iTunes & App Store."
- Find your Apple ID at the top of the screen and tap it.
- Tap "View Apple ID." You may need to enter your password or use Touch ID or Face ID to log into your account.
- Tap "Subscriptions."
- Look for the list of expired subscriptions at the bottom of the screen. Tap the one you would like to reactivate.
- On the subscription page, tap the subscription option you want and then confirm your choice. You'll now be re-subscribed.
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