Cancel Apple Music Subscription and Keep Your Playlists & Music

Anyone looking to cancel Apple Music subscription immediately is gonna love this article. First of all, we are surprised by how many ways there are to cancel your Apple Music.

But anyway, let’s say you’ve compared Apple Music with Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, or other streaming platforms, and now you know you’d be better off switching from Apple Music to other services.

If that’s the case, you’ll be happy to learn that you can easily cancel your Apple Music subscription via app, iPhone, PC, and more and keep all your music at the same time. We have everything you need to know right below.

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How to Cancel Apple Music: Fastest Solution

The fastest way to cancel your Apple Music subscription is to open the app, select “Account” from the top menu, go to “Account Settings“, click the “Manage” button next to “Subscriptions”, click Apple Music, and then click the Cancel button. You’ll be asked to verify your decision, and then it’s a wrap!

How to Cancel Apple Music Subscription Through Apple Music App

Canceling Apple Music via the app is perhaps the easiest and most versatile way of doing it. You can complete cancelation in just about half a dozen steps:

1. 1. Open your Apple Music app.
2. 2. Go to “Account” from the top menu.
3. 3. Click “Account Settings“.

1. 4. You might be asked to log in to your Apple account here. Do it.
2. 5. Scroll down to the “Manage” section and click “Manage” next to “Subscriptions”.

1. 6. Click on your Apple Music subscription.

1. 7. Click “Cancel“.

1. 8. Click “Confirm” to verify your decision.

You have successfully canceled your Apple Music subscription using the Apple Music app. If this method doesn’t work for you, check out the other methods available below to cancel it easily.

How To Cancel Apple Music Subscription on iPhone

If you have an iPhone device and want to cancel Apple Music effectively, you just need to open your phone’s settings and check out the subscriptions menu to cancel your Apple Music subscription. Easy like that!

1. 1. Open your Apple Music app.
2. 2. Tap your profile avatar in the upper right corner.

1. 3. Go to “Manage Subscription“.

1. 4. Tap the “Cancel” button.

1. 5. Tap “Confirm“.

Attention: if may be prompted to confirm your Apple ID account during the cancellation process, so make sure you have the login credentials to your Apple account!

The iPhone settings option allows you to manage all your Apple subscriptions, which is pretty convenient.

How Do I Cancel Apple Music Subscription on iMac or Macbook?

There are several different methods for canceling an Apple Music subscription on macOS devices, such as an iMac or Macbook. We will walk you through each below.

Regardless of the method, you should consider backing up your Apple Music playlists first with the Tune My Music backup tool.

How To Cancel Apple Music Through Settings

You can cancel Apple Music through Mac’s System Preferences. Just follow this step-by-step guide:

1. 1. Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your macOS home screen.
2. 2. Select “System Settings” from the drop-down menu.

1. 3. Click the profile picture by your name.
2. 4. Select “Media and Purchases” in the “Apple ID” screen.

1. 5. Select “Manage” next to “Subscriptions”.

1. 6. You’ll be taken to the Subscriptions page of your App Store.
2. 7. Click on your Apple Music subscription.

1. 8. Hit the “Cancel” button.

1. 9. Verify your decision by clicking “Confirm“.

How to Cancel Apple Music Through the Apple App Store

You can also cancel Apple Music on your Mac using the App Store. This is how it’s done.

1. 1. Open the App Store app.
2. 2. Click on your name. If you can’t find it, complete the “Sign In” process.
3. 3. Select “Account Settings.“

1. 4. Scroll to Manage and select “Manage” (next to “Subscriptions”).
2. 5. On the “Manage Subscriptions” page, you will see both Active and Expired subscriptions. Under the “Active” subscriptions, you should see your “Apple Music” app. Next to the app, you will see the “Next Billing Date” and “Edit” options. Select “Edit.”
3. 6. Tap “Cancel Subscription” and click “Confirm” to cancel your Apple Music subscription.

How To Cancel Apple Music Subscription on iTunes

Canceling Apple Music subscription via iTunes is a must-know for Windows users! You can do it in just six steps:

1. 1. Launch iTunes. If you don’t have iTunes installed, you can download iTunes here.
2. 2. From the menu bar at the top of the iTunes window, choose “Account.” Then, choose “View My Account.”

3. 3. Input your Apple ID password and press “Sign In” to go to your Apple ID account page.

4. 4. Scroll down to the “Settings” section and click “Manage.”
5. 5. You should now see all the active subscriptions for your Apple ID. Click “Apple Music Membership.”
6. 6. Select “Cancel Subscription” and click “Confirm” to finalize the cancellation process.

How To Cancel Apple Music Subscription on PC

Using iTunes is the best way of canceling Apple Music on a PC. The process is identical to the one described above:

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1. 1. Launch iTunes. If you don’t have iTunes installed, visit the Download iTunes page.
2. 2. From the menu bar at the top of the iTunes window, choose “Account.” Then, click “View My Account.”
3. 3. In the “Settings” section, select “Manage” (next to “Subscriptions”).
4. 4. You should now see all the active subscriptions for your Apple ID. Click “Apple Music Membership.”
5. 5. Press “Cancel Subscription” and click “Confirm” to cancel Apple Music on your PC.

Don’t want to lose your playlists after canceling Apple Music? Just press the button:

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How To Cancel Apple Music Subscription on Android

You can get rid of Apple Music on your Android device in just four simple steps. And yes, you can use Apple Music on Android in the first place!

1. 1. Launch Apple Music on your Android phone and sign in to your Apple account.
2. 2. Click the three-dot icon in the top-right corner and select “Account Settings.”

3. 3. Select “Manage Membership.”
4. 4. Tap on “Cancel Subscription” or “Cancel Trial” to end your Apple Music Membership.

Cancel Apple Music Through Apple.com [Mobile and Desktop]

If you already deleted your Apple Music app and want to cancel your subscription, you can still do it via Apple.com. This is what you need to do.

Just know that you can do this both on mobile and desktop devices. I’m providing screenshots below when I did it on mobile but the steps are the same on desktop (the looks are slightly different, of course).

1. 1. Go to music.apple.com.
2. 2. If needed, click the “Sign In” button in the top-right corner and log in.
3. 3. Hit your profile icon in the upper-right corner and then select “Settings” from the menu.

1. 4. Scroll down to the “Subscriptions” section and go to “Manage“.

1. 5. Hit the “Cancel Subscription” button in the “Manage” section.

1. 6. Select “Confirm” to verify your decision.

What You Should Know Before Canceling Apple Music

You have now learned how to cancel Apple Music on any device. But don’t leave us just yet! Before canceling, it’s important to keep the following information in mind:

1. 1. While canceling, you might be prompted to enter or confirm your Apple ID account, so make sure to have your login credentials ready.
2. 2. You can cancel Apple Music at any time and still enjoy their free-of-charge trial period.
3. 3. Back up songs purchased on Apple Music before canceling to make sure you don’t lose any of them.
4. 4. If you cancel Apple Music, you will lose all the playlists saved on the platform. You can avoid this by using TuneMyMusic:

Do I need to wait until the end of the subscription billing cycle to cancel Apple Music?

There is no need to wait until the day before the next billing day to cancel Apple Music. You can cancel your Apple Music Subscription at any time and still access it until the next billing date. If you have an Apple Music trial, you can cancel it right now and still be able to enjoy Apple Music for three months free of charge.

What happens to my playlists when I cancel Apple Music?

If you cancel your Apple Music subscription, you will lose access to your entire music library (playlists, liked songs, artists, albums, etc.). So, make sure to either back up your account or transfer your library to another streaming service before canceling your Apple Music subscription.

Nevertheless, we highly recommend importing all your Apple Music library to a file just in case you will never subscribe to Apple Music again. TuneMyMusic allows you to export Apple Music to TXT and CSV. This way, you will never lose your music playlists, regardless of the music streaming platform you change to.

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What You Should Know After Canceling Apple Music

You have successfully canceled your Apple Music subscription, but things aren’t over just yet. To make sure you aren’t throwing away your playlists and purchased songs, consider the following information:

1. 1. Before your membership expires, you will get notified to resubscribe to Apple Music to keep your music. Read on if you are nonetheless determined to leave the platform.
2. 2. After your subscription is over, the songs you downloaded from the Apple Music catalog will be removed from all devices. The music you purchased from iTunes will also be removed, but you can download it without paying again.

So, how can I protect my Apple Music playlists after canceling my subscription?

If you want to keep all your playlists or transfer your entire music collection to another music streaming service, TuneMyMusic is here to help you! Unlike Spotify, Apple Music does not have a free version (check the full comparison between Apple Music and Spotify), which means that all the playlists you created become inaccessible after the cancellation.

Using TuneMyMusic is the best way of safely changing from Apple Music to another streaming service without losing your playlists:

If I rejoin Apple Music, will I get my music back?

Your playlists, music collections, and downloaded music will be gone. You will still have access to purchased songs but not to the songs and artists you liked or favored. If you have added your music to the iCloud Music Library, it will stay there, but you cannot access it until you resubscribe to Apple Music. All playlist info, including playlist names, will remain the same.

If I cancel Apple Music, do I lose the music I downloaded?

If you cancel your subscription, all your downloaded music will be gone. Backing up the songs you have downloaded with Tune My Music allows you to continue to access the songs when you resubscribe to Apple Music or move to another music streaming service.

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Transfer Apple Music Playlist to Spotify or Any Other Service

If you decide to switch to another music streaming service, you can transfer your Apple Music playlists for free using TuneMyMusic.

For example: you can convert Apple Music playlist to Spotify in one go and without a login to transfer your entire music library from Apple Music to Spotify (including playlists, albums, and artists).

This is how TuneMyMusic works:

1. 1. Choose the source from where you want to get your music library (i.e., Apple Music) and give access to TuneMyMusic. Access can later be revoked.

2. 2. Select what to transfer. We support your favorite songs, artists, albums, and curated playlists.

2. 3. Choose the destination music service to which you will be transferring your library. In this step, you can also select the “Export to file” option at the end of the list so you can back up your entire music collection and have it safely stored on your computer.

2. 4. Done! Your playlists will be transferred automatically to your preferred platform and/or saved on your computer.

Now you have your music library safely transferred and secure even after canceling your Apple Music subscription. It’s pretty easy:

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