How do I cancel a subscription on my Android phone?

Open subscriptions in Google Play: every subscription billed through Google Play to that Google Account is listed there, and Google asks you to make sure you are signed in to the Google Account that has your subscriptions. If the subscription is not in the list, Google says it may be on a different account, so try switching between accounts and looking again.

No. Google is explicit about it: when you uninstall the app, your subscription won't cancel. Subscriptions on Google Play are for an indefinite term and you are charged at the beginning of each billing cycle unless you unsubscribe, so the charge keeps coming until you cancel in the subscriptions list itself.

Yes on a paid subscription, no on a free trial. Google says that when you cancel a subscription you'll still be able to use your subscription for the time you've already paid. Its own example: buy a one-year subscription on January 1 for $10 and cancel on July 1, and you have access to the subscription until December 31 and are not charged another yearly $10 the following January 1. A trial is the exception: the Google Play Terms of Service say that once you cancel your trial you immediately lose access to the content and any subscription privileges unless otherwise specified.

The Google Play Terms of Service say subscriptions are automatically charged each billing period and that you may be charged no earlier than 24 hours before the beginning of each billing period, so cancel more than a day ahead to be safe. You may cancel a subscription at any time before the end of the applicable billing period, and the cancellation applies to the next period. On a free trial, the terms say you must cancel before the end of the trial period to avoid being charged, and that once you cancel your trial you immediately lose access to the content and any subscription privileges unless otherwise specified. Separately from the charge itself, Google says an authorisation hold may be placed on your form of payment up to 48 hours prior to the beginning of the next renewal period, or up to 5 days before it if you are based in India or Brazil.

Sometimes. Google says that within 48 hours of the purchase you may be able to get a refund depending on the details of the purchase, and that after 48 hours you have to contact the developer, who can process refunds according to their policies and applicable laws. To ask Google, go to play.google.com, click your profile picture, click Payments & subscriptions and then Budget & order history, click Report a problem for the order you want to return, select the option that describes your situation, complete the form and note that you'd like a refund, then click Submit. Google says you'll usually get a decision within one day but that it can take up to four days.

Sometimes. Google says some apps let you pause your subscription, that the subscription then pauses at the end of your current billing period, and that the available pause durations range from one week to three months. On your Android device, go to subscriptions on Google Play, select the subscription you want to pause, tap Manage and then Pause payments, set the time period to pause payments and tap Confirm.