What is a subscription on iPhone?
iPhone subscription is an amount of money that can be paid for a certain period of using some application. The subscription period, in general, can be on one month, three months, or a year. But in the case of Apple, payment for applications usually takes place every month. The amount of money depends on the app you want to download. You should always pay attention to the price-quality ratio. Think about how much you need the app, what is it for, and determine how much you are willing to pay.
On the App Store, you can find every application you want and before you decide to download it. You can also take a look at the description, preview or app’s interface screenshots. There are ratings, comments, everything about the latest update. Unlike free apps, iPhone subscription apps are the platforms that require payment approval and selection of the appropriate transaction method. Before the payment, the price of the selected application is highlighted. You can as well see the payment dynamics and of course. As the final step, it is necessary to agree to the terms of app usage.
So far, you have probably come across many applications that require a prior subscription. There are a lot of Apple-made apps such as iMovie, iPhoto, Numbers, Pages, Beats Music, etc. Also, on the App Store, you can find other great applications that are customized to provide you with what you want in just a few clicks. Great examples are games and streaming platforms that offer a lot of benefits if you decide to subscribe. Benefits such as extra points or lives if you are video game lover or watching movies and TV shows without annoying commercials.
How to delete subscriptions on iPhone?
If you decide to end your iPhone subscription, you delete or cancel it. Cancellation of an iPhone subscription stands for ending it at the next term-end or bill date. On the other hand, you also can terminate the subscription, if you end it before the deadline. Canceling an iPhone subscription is a really easy thing to do, you just need to know the right steps.
- First of all, go to the Settings
- After that, click on the Apple ID (or your name)
- Tap Subscriptions
- Choose the app you want to cancel
- Tap Cancel Subscription button (If you can’t find this button, the subscription is already canceled)
When you do all of the necessary steps, you’ll get a notification about how much longer you can use that application.
If you just wanted to try some app and subscribed for a free trial, keep in mind that you need to cancel it at least 24 hours before it ends.
If you can’t find your subscription, there is a solution! Go through your email and try to search “receipt from Apple”. That’s how you can easily find which Apple ID was used for the subscriptions you want to find.
The good thing is that canceled subscriptions can be reactivated!
Refund App Store
If you also want a refund besides the cancellation, because you are not satisfied with the application, you accidentally subscribed, or similar things, here’s how you can do it:
- Visit the web page reportaproblem.apple.com
- Use your Apple ID to sign in
- Answer to “What can we help you with?” question by choosing the “Request a refund” option
- When another tab is open, choose the option that describes why do you want a refund in the first place
- Then just click Next and choose the right application
- After you Submit, wait for an email from the Apple
Apple needs to go through the problem and approve your complaint, so it could take some time.
What is an expired Subscription on iPhone?
iPhone subscription expires when it comes to the end and it depends on how long is the duration of the app’s subscription or if it’s already been canceled. After expiration, you can’t be charged anymore. Some people get confused when they see a previously expired app on their phone, but that’s the usual thing and every iPhone works that way. Don’t worry, you haven’t been subscribed to that application anymore.
Also, it is really important to know that an expired iPhone subscription can’t be activated again!
How to delete expired subscriptions on iPhone?
Some applications you canceled before still exist in your account, and that can be a bit annoying, right? Well, there’s nothing we can do about it… You can’t delete expired iPhone subscriptions by yourself. The only thing you can do is wait and a year after cancellation, subscriptions will be automatically removed. It doesn’t need to bother you, because it doesn’t affect your iPhone settings in any way.
How to hide subscriptions on iPhone?
Hiding iPhone subscriptions is one more thing you can’t do. You can’t hide active or expired subscriptions. There is no such option. You can only hide purchases, but subscriptions stay for a year from cancellation.
Well, it’s the Apple, you just go with the flow and accept everything they serve because they’re number one. This is not a big deal and it can hardly ruin your Apple experience.
How to remove subscriptions from Apple ID?
Removing an iPhone subscription from Apple ID basically means canceling it. If it’s the active one, you can go through the steps that were mentioned before, but if the subscription expired, there is nothing you can do it. You can’t remove it from your Apple ID. In that case, just wait, because it will be removed one year after cancellation.
How to delete subscription history on iPhone?
Even though it is supposed to be one of the basic features, you can’t delete a subscription history either. You can cancel your iPhone subscription, you can even try to ask Apple for a refund, but deleting the subscription history is not an option.
Does resetting iPhone delete subscriptions?
If you are afraid of what happens when you reset your iPhone, there is nothing to worry about. Your Apple subscriptions will stay as they are tied to your Apple ID.
Conclusion
Although we are used to mobile phones and we can easily master another phone model in case of replacement, there are so many features that it’s almost impossible to test all the functions. In that case, it is very good to learn certain things that contribute to a better manipulating of modern technology.
Apple Inc. has been a great competitor and setting new challenges for decades now, which is why so many people around the world most often choose Apple products, especially the famous iPhone. Although the iPhone is number one on the market and the leader of other mobile phones, don’t forget that at the end of the day, it’s just technology and the mobile phone. It is just a machine, which, in addition to many advantages, also has a deficiency. For example, this topic is one of the examples of how basic things haven’t been developed in the iPhone system yet. Apple doesn’t offer step by step solution on how to delete expired subscriptions on iPhone. The solution is to wait.
So remember, iPhone subscriptions can be canceled. They can also expire when they come to the end and you don’t want to renew them. However, it is impossible to delete the history of expired application subscriptions on the App Store, but the only thing you can do is wait. After one year of expiration or cancellation, the app will disappear from your Apple account.
