{
  "slug": "apple-tv",
  "name": "Apple TV",
  "domain": "tv.apple.com",
  "category": "streaming",
  "categoryName": "Streaming",
  "description": "Apple's streaming subscription for Apple Original films, series and documentaries, formerly named Apple TV+.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Apple TV on tv.apple.com: open the account icon, select Settings, scroll to Subscriptions, select Manage, then Cancel Subscription. It takes about a minute; automatic renewal stops and subscription management shows the expiration date. No automatic refund right is documented, but a refund can be requested through Apple, which decides eligibility.",
  "price": "$12.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 12.99,
  "planName": "Apple TV",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "apple-tv",
      "name": "Apple TV",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 12.99
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$12.99 per month after a seven-day trial",
      "sourceUrl": "https://tv.apple.com/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.6,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "ios",
    "android"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118398",
  "cancellationTime": "~1 minute",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 60,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Apple TV on the web",
        "body": "Open tv.apple.com, select Sign In if shown and open the account icon."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Subscriptions",
        "body": "Select Settings, scroll to Subscriptions and select Manage."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Cancel Subscription",
        "body": "Confirm the cancellation and note the expiration date shown in subscription management."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [
      {
        "title": "Open Apple Subscriptions",
        "body": "Open iPhone or iPad Settings, tap your name and tap Subscriptions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Apple TV",
        "body": "Choose Apple TV from the subscriptions associated with the paying Apple Account."
      },
      {
        "title": "Tap Cancel Subscription",
        "body": "Confirm cancellation. If no Cancel button appears or a red expiration message is shown, the subscription is already canceled."
      }
    ],
    "android": [
      {
        "title": "Open the billing provider",
        "body": "If Google Play bills Apple TV, open subscriptions in Google Play with the paying Google Account. Apple directs Amazon-billed customers to Amazon instead."
      },
      {
        "title": "Manage Apple TV",
        "body": "Select Manage for Apple TV and choose Cancel subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm the cancellation",
        "body": "Choose a reason, select Continue and complete the Google Play confirmation."
      }
    ],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Use tv.apple.com when the Apple subscription is managed on the web."
    },
    "ios": {
      "note": "Apple subscriptions can be managed directly in iPhone or iPad Settings."
    },
    "android": {
      "note": "Use Google Play only when it is the listed billing provider. Amazon-billed subscriptions must be managed with Amazon."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Apple provides a refund-request flow at reportaproblem.apple.com, but eligibility varies and no automatic Apple TV refund right is documented.",
  "pauseInfo": "No Apple TV subscription pause option is documented.",
  "downgradeInfo": "No lower standalone Apple TV tier is documented. Apple One and bundled offers are separate subscriptions, not Apple TV downgrades.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Canceling Apple TV does not delete the Apple Account. Full Apple Account deletion is separate and affects other Apple services. Apple says purchase and subscription records are retained for legally required financial-reporting periods, usually at least ten years for most customers.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "Eligibility decided by Apple"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "Displayed expiration date"
    },
    {
      "k": "Lower tier",
      "v": "None documented"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is Apple TV+ now called Apple TV?",
      "answer": "Yes. Apple renamed the streaming subscription Apple TV."
    },
    {
      "question": "When does Apple TV cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "Automatic renewal stops and subscription management shows the expiration date."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get an Apple TV refund?",
      "answer": "You can request one through Apple's refund process, but Apple decides eligibility."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause or downgrade Apple TV?",
      "answer": "No pause or lower standalone Apple TV tier is documented."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancellation delete my Apple Account?",
      "answer": "No. Full Apple Account deletion is a separate action that affects other Apple services."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Apple TV product page",
      "url": "https://tv.apple.com/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Apple TV+ is now Apple TV",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118404",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to cancel Apple TV",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118398",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel a subscription from Apple - Apple Support",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel a subscription on Google Play",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Request an Apple refund",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118223",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions",
      "url": "https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Control personal information stored with Apple",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/102283",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Apple Account and Privacy",
      "url": "https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/apple-account/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-07",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-06",
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