How To Check (And Cancel) Subscriptions On Your Android Phone
You’ve become so dependent on mobile technology that it’s close to impossible to go through your day without using at least a single app on your phone or tablet. You need yourmessaging appto stay in touch with your family and friends while you’re on a work trip. You turn to your recipe app to whip up a quick meal for breakfast. And of course, you end your day using your streaming app for that daily dose of entertainment.
With so many apps and services, it can be hard to keep track of the subscriptions you’ve signed up for. This can easily lead to chaos, especially if you’re on Android, where subscriptions are automatically renewed. Before you know it, you’re getting billed for apps and services you don’t use anymore. To avoid unwanted charges on your account, it’s always a good idea to regularly check the active subscriptions on your Android and cancel any that are no longer worth your money. We’ll walk you through how to do so in three easy ways.
Method 1: Using Play Store
You can view and cancel your subscriptions straight from the Google Play Store on your Android device. Follow these steps to do so:
Method 2: From the Settings
All your subscriptions can also be seen from your Google account in the Settings app. Here’s how to navigate to that section:
Method 3: Via browser
Google features a nifty AI-powered support assistant on its online Help pages that can walk you through canceling your subscriptions. This way, you won’t need to go through the hassle of navigating your Play Store or Settings app just to get to the subscriptions page. Here’s how to access the chatbot from the browser on your Android:
After unsubscribing, you should receive an email in your inbox containing the details of your subscription cancellation.
