Unfortunately, you cannot delete your subscription history on your iPhone. Apple keeps a record of your subscriptions for accounting and legal reasons. However, you can cancel active subscriptions.
Here's how to cancel active subscriptions on your iPhone:
- Go to Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap on your name (Apple ID, iCloud+, Media & Purchases).
- Tap on Subscriptions.
- You will see a list of your active and expired subscriptions.
- Tap on the subscription you want to cancel.
- Tap Cancel Subscription or, if applicable, Cancel All Services. You might need to scroll down to find this option.
- Confirm your cancellation.
Important Considerations:
- Expired Subscriptions: Expired subscriptions will remain in your subscription history but do not require any further action. You won't be charged for them.
- Recently Canceled Subscriptions: Even after cancellation, a subscription might remain visible in your list for a period of time, usually until the end of the current billing cycle. You will still have access to the subscription's benefits until the end of that period.
- Apple's Retention Policy: Apple retains subscription information for a legally mandated amount of time, and there is no user-facing option to override this. The information is retained for financial record-keeping and other administrative reasons.
- Hiding Purchase History: While you can't delete subscription history specifically, you can hide individual apps from your purchase history in the App Store. This doesn't remove the subscription data from Apple's records, but it might help declutter your purchase list. To do this:
- Open the App Store.
- Tap your profile picture.
- Tap "Purchased".
- Find the app related to the subscription you want to hide.
- Swipe left on the app and tap "Hide." This will hide the app, not the subscription record itself, from your purchase history view.
In summary, you can't truly delete your subscription history. You can only cancel active subscriptions and potentially hide associated apps from your App Store purchase history. The subscription history itself is retained by Apple.
