How to Stop iTunes from Charging Your Credit Card
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If you’re being charged by iTunes and you don’t know how to stop it, this article will help. We’ll show you how to cancel your subscription and prevent future charges.
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Go to iTunes and sign in
iTunes stores your credit card information in your user profile. To prevent iTunes from charging your credit card, you’ll need to remove your credit card information from your profile. You can do this by signing into iTunes and going to the “Account” tab. From here, you will be able to view and manage your payment methods. Simply select the “None” option next to “Payment Type” and enter your Apple ID password when prompted. This will remove your credit card information from iTunes and prevent any future charges.
Click on your name
Sign in to your Apple ID account page.
Click on your name in the upper-right corner.
Click “Manage your Apple ID”.
Under Payment & Shipping, click “Edit” next to the payment method that you want to remove.
Click “Remove” next to the payment method that you want to remove.
Click “Done”.
Click on “Account Info”
Click on the “Account Info” tab. You will be asked to enter your password again. This is to ensure that only you can change your payment information.
Click on the “Edit” button next to your credit card information.
Enter the new credit card number, or select the “None” option if you do not want to use a credit card with iTunes.
Enter the expiration date and security code for the new credit card, or leave these fields blank if you selected “None.”
Click on the “Done” button.
Scroll down to “Settings”
Settings is the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Click on “Manage” next to your payment method
In order to stop iTunes from charging your credit card, you will need to click on the “Manage” option next to your payment method. From there, you will be able to select a different payment method or turn off automatic billing altogether.
Click on “Edit Payment Information”
When you subscribe to Apple Music, iTunes charges your credit card monthly. If you cancel your Apple Music subscription, you will still have access to your music until the end of your current billing cycle. After that, all of your music will be deleted from your device.
If you want to stop iTunes from charging your credit card, follow these steps:
1.Open the iTunes Store app.
2.Tap the profile icon in the top right corner of the screen.
3.Tap “View Apple ID.” You might need to sign in with your Apple ID password first.
4.Tap “Manage” under Subscriptions. If you don’t see this option, tap “iTunes & App Store” instead and tap your Apple ID at the top of the screen, then tap “View Apple ID.”
5.Tap “Change Country or Region.”
6.Select a new country or region from the list and tap “Done.”
7.Apple Music is not available in all countries and regions.* If you don’t see it in the list after changing your country or region, that means it’s not available where you live yet.* 8.* Tap subscriptions.*
9.* Tap your Apple Music subscription*.* If you want to turn off automatic renewal for other subscriptions like HBO NOW or Pandora Premium, tap those subscriptions and use the options to manage them. 10.* Tap Cancel Subscription at the bottom of the screen if you want to cancel now or turn off automatic renewal.* If asked whether you want to keep playing music offline or keep music videos, choose Keep Offline)*; if asked whether you want to keep any purchases made with this subscription, choose Keep Purchases)*. 11.* Follow the onscreen instructions when prompted and wait for a confirmation message that says Your subscription has been successfully cancelled). 12* To re-subscribe later, return to step 1* and follow these steps again (but don’t click Cancel Subscription this time).
Click on “None” next to Payment Type
iTunes uses your credit card as the default payment method for your Apple ID. If you have an iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store account, you might have had a credit card associated with your Apple ID.
If you want to change your payment method, or if you don’t want to use a credit card with your Apple ID, you can change your payment information from your device or from the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store.
If you’re using Family Sharing and want to change the credit card that’s used for all purchases and in-app purchases made by family members, you can change the payment method for the entire family.
You can’t remove a payment method if it’s the last one that you have on file or if it’s being used for a subscription, such as an active Apple Music subscription. If none of your payment methods can be used for a new purchase, or if iTunes is having trouble charging your credit card, learn what to do.
Enter your Apple ID password
Open iTunes and sign in with your Apple ID. Click on your name in the upper-left corner, then select “Account Info” from the drop-down menu. On the Account Information page, scroll down to the “iTunes in the Cloud” section and click “Manage.” If prompted, enter your password again.
Click on the “Payment Method” drop-down menu and select “None.” You may need to enter your password one more time before finally being taken to the next screen. Here, you should see a message saying that you have no payment method on file.
Click on “Done”
After you have updated your billing information, click on the “Done” button in the upper right-hand corner of the window. This will save your changes and exit the billing information screen.
