User level: Level 1 (4 points)subscriptions why in the world isn’t there a option to permanently delete my old subscriptions? It’s is absolutely crazy that Apple doesn’t give you that option and forces you to wait a whole year before it disappears. It’s absolutely disgusting Apple forces this on you.
Posted on Sep 27, 2026 11:18 PM
User level: Level 10 (462,771 points)Sep 28, 2026 10:26 AM in response to Seanbigman
You can't delete subscriptions from your purchase history but you can hide them. See this article --> Hide and unhide apps in your App Store purchase list - Apple Support .
According to Apple (as used to appear as Recommended in: how do i delete an expired subscription - Apple Community ) subscriptions get hidden too.
That isn't deleting them though. You can unhide them if you wish. If you want to delete them you will have to ask Apple why in 20+ years of selling virtual items they haven't made this possible: Product Feedback - Apple I wouldn't anticipate them telling you why though.
User level: Level 10 (105,996 points)Sep 28, 2026 10:59 AM in response to Seanbigman
No, not crazy or disgusting, seems to be a bit of an overreaction for some undisclosed reason. They are there as a convenience for easy renewal and will remain for about a year. There are certainly a ton of things you do not have granule control over for exactly how you may want to use them, but you can send feedback to Apple for a Feature Request, just like for anything else you would like to see changed.
The only thing I can imagine is that you have some subscription, you are now embarrassed about and don't want someone else to see it. The answer to that is don't give them the Passcode to your phone.
User level: Level 10 (462,771 points)Sep 28, 2026 2:42 PM in response to IdrisSeabright
They might still show if the person is part of Family Sharing and purchases are shared. In that case the suggestion I made earlier about hiding the item will prevent others from seeing it in the share list.
User level: Level 10 (93,009 points)Sep 28, 2026 1:01 AM in response to Seanbigman
Did you already have a look at this older discussion?
how do i delete an expired subscription - Apple Community
Removing subscription history - Apple Community
You can also let Apple know directly about your wishes by using the Feedback link:
User level: Level 10 (124,115 points)Sep 28, 2026 10:37 AM in response to Seanbigman
Hello~ Disgusting? Until this post …I haven’t really thought much about this issue. You can let Apple know about this as has been previously posted.
~Katana-San~
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 28, 2026 11:14 AM in response to Mac Jim ID
Mac Jim ID wrote:
No, not crazy or disgusting, seems to be a bit of an overreaction for some undisclosed reason.
Partner or parent looked at the subscription list, I'd bet.
The only thing I can imagine is that you have some subscription, you are now embarrassed about and don't want someone else to see it. The answer to that is don't give them the Passcode to your phone.
Always seemed like such a simple solution to me.
User level: Level 7 (28,946 points)Sep 28, 2026 11:26 AM in response to Seanbigman
As you can see you’re not getting the reaction you were hoping for. Your disgust is silly over such an insignificant issue. Or is it that you are trying to hide something from a partner as has been speculated by others?
User level: Level 10 (242,520 points)Sep 28, 2026 2:53 PM in response to Limnos
Limnos wrote:
They might still show if the person is part of Family Sharing and purchases are shared. In that case the suggestion I made earlier about hiding the item will prevent others from seeing it in the share list.
Except you can't hide subscriptions in any way shape or form. You can hide purchases, but not subscriptions.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256366295