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How to Find and Cancel Subscriptions to iPhone or Android Apps You Don’t Need

Subscriptions can be more than frustrating. Being nickel and dimed to death is never fun, whether you’re paying for multiple streaming services or apps you use regularly on your phone. It’s even worse when you start to completely forget what you’re subscribed to and then have to try to figure out where all your money is going each month. Now, thanks to a new Federal Trade Commission “Click to undo” ruleit should soon be easier than ever for you to end a subscription you no longer need. The bad news is that this rule will not take effect immediately.

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In the meantime, it’s a good idea to start tracking all the subscriptions you’re actively using and those you can cancel. If you have multiple streaming services like Netflix, Spotify, Disney+ Or Amazon Primeor mobile protection services like AppleCarethese costs can significantly hurt your budget.

We’ll show you how to find all the monthly services you pay for on your mobile device, whether through the Apple Store on your iPhone or via Google Play on Androidand how to cancel unnecessary ones.

If you’re looking to save money in other ways, check out 10 Ways to Save on Streaming Services And how to save on TV streaming with these simple tips.

Find and cancel your subscriptions on your iPhone

You can find all of your monthly Apple Store subscriptions in several places on your iPhone, but the easiest is in your Settings. To do this, run the Settings application, tap your name at the top, then tap Subscriptions in the first part. Here you’ll see a list of all active (and inactive) subscriptions you’ve signed up for from apps you’ve downloaded from the App Store.

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You can also find your subscriptions in the App Store application.

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Under Active, you’ll see all the subscriptions you’re currently paying for, with the following information: app or service name, brief description, billing date, and next time cost. To cancel an active subscription, tap the subscription, tap the red Cancel subscription at the bottom of the page, then tap Confirm in the pop-up window that appears.

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You will be informed of the length of time you will have access to the paid service if you cancel.

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For most subscriptions, you will still be able to access paid services until the end of your billing period. However, some apps won’t let you continue using the service, so you’ll need to read the fine print to see what happens if you cancel. Once canceled, the subscription will remain in the active section but will indicate, in red, its expiration date.

Find and cancel your subscriptions on your Android

Unlike iOS, Android works on devices from different brands, like Samsung, Google and Motorola, but luckily all of these versions of Android all have the Google Play Store, and so finding and canceling your monthly subscriptions is similar regardless the phone you are using. using.

To find all your subscriptions, launch the Play store application, tap your profile photo or first initial that appears at the top right and go to Payments and subscriptions > Subscriptions.Here you will see a list of your active and inactive subscriptions.

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Each subscription will include the date of your next payment.

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If you want to cancel a subscription, tap it, then tap the green Cancel subscription button. The Play Store may ask you to consider other, cheaper subscriptions and also give the reason why you are canceling. Accept all prompts to continue until you see a completely green message. Cancel subscription button. Tap it and your subscription will be canceled, but you should still have access until your billing period ends.

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Ignore any prompts trying to prevent you from canceling.

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