Subscriptions renew automatically until the user cancels through account settings, with charges occurring no more than 24 hours before each new period begins. Free trials for Apple Subscriptions cannot be reactivated once cancelled, and cannot be combined with bundle offers including Apple One.
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This provision establishes automatic renewal as the default for all subscriptions, with cancellation required to prevent ongoing charges. The restriction on free trial reactivation and bundle combination limits trial access to a single use per Apple Subscription, which affects users who cancel and attempt to rejoin.
⚠ Subscriptions will continue to renew and charges will be applied each period until cancellation is completed through account settings
⚠ Cancelled Apple Subscription free trials cannot be reactivated, and any expired free trial during an Apple Bundle subscription will not be reinstated or compensated
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Compare across platforms →"Subscriptions automatically renew until cancelled in the Manage Subscriptions section of your account settings. You will be notified if the price of a Subscription increases and, if required, your consent will be required to continue. You will be charged no more than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the start of the latest Subscription period. If you start a free trial to a Subscription offered by Apple as Content provider (an 'Apple Subscription') and cancel before it ends, you cannot reactivate the free trial. Free trials or offers to Apple Subscriptions cannot be combined with any free trials or offers for any bundle including Apple Subscriptions (an 'Apple Bundle'), such as Apple One.Excerpt from Apple Pay's Apple Media Services Terms
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This provision establishes automatic renewal as the default for all subscriptions, with cancellation required to prevent ongoing charges. The restriction on free trial reactivation and bundle combination limits trial access to a single use per Apple Subscription, which affects users who cancel and attempt to rejoin.
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