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How to cancel Apple Music

Our guide on how to cancel Apple Music helps you out if you need to watch your monthly outgoings a little more, and the process is simple.

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If you need to know how to cancel Apple Music you’re in the right place, as we can give you the lowdown on how to leave the service. There’s some tough competition out there with the likes of YouTube and Spotify, and subscriptions aren’t cheap. So, for whatever reason you need to wave Apple Music goodbye, we’re here to help.

Then, should you want to try a new music subscription, our Spotify download and YouTube Music download guides can help you out. Though we do have Disney Plus download, Paramount Plus download, Netflix download, Crunchyroll download, and Hulu download guide just in case it’s films and TV shows that you’re actually after.

Here’s how to cancel Apple Music.

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How do I cancel Apple Music?

Everybody loves music, be it rock, pop, grunge, R&B, rap, metal, or one of the other many genres. Apple Music is one of the biggest music streaming services, offering thousands upon thousands of albums, singles, and artists. You can even get a family plan if you have several people in your household use it. However, with other options like Spotify, you may decide that Apple’s service isn’t for you. Luckily, it’s not too difficult to leave.

Here’s how to cancel Apple Music on your iPhone:

  • Open settings on your device
  • Tap your name
  • Go to subscriptions
  • Choose Apple Music
  • Tap cancel subscription

Here’s how to cancel Apple Music on your browser:

  • Go to the music.apple.com
  • Sign in
  • Hit the account icon
  • Choose settings
  • Go to subscriptions
  • Hit Manage
  • Choose cancel subscription

Can I restore my Apple Music account?

You can absolutely restart your subscription to Apple Music at any time, however, once you cancel the service you won’t have access to your music library. Purchased tracks will, of course, remain on your account, but if you have a change of heart you’ll have to reorganize everything, download every song you once had, and recreate all of your playlists. So make sure you do actually want to cancel before you hit the kill switch, otherwise you’ll have a fair bit of work ahead of you to get it back to how it once was.

There you have it, how to cancel Apple Music. If you want to remove even more rubbish from your device, our how to delete contacts on iPhonehow to delete albums on iPhone, and how to delete iPhone cookies guides can help you out. Or, if you’re done with music on your devices completely, we can show you how to delete Spotify accounts and cancel YouTube Premium as well.