Millions of Android users warned to check for ‘vampire’ bills immediately

YOU might be unwittingly paying out money every month without realising – courtesy of your Android phone.

Thankfully there’s an easy way to check if you’ve got any “vampire” bills.

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These are subscriptions that may be running in the background that you’ve never noticed.

Maybe you didn’t realise you still had the app subscription running.

Or maybe a rogue app tricked you into signing up for something – and now you’re being quietly charged.

Whatever the case, it’s extremely easy to find Android app subscriptions, and cut them off if you choose.

First, unlock your Android app and then launch the Google Play store.

Then tap Account, then go to the Payment & Subscriptions section.

You can now tap on any subscription you want to end, and choose Cancel Subscription.

The Google Play store will then guide you through the cancellation process.

“Subscriptions on Google Play are renewed automatically unless you unsubscribe,” Google explained.

“When you cancel a subscription, you’ll still be able to use your subscription for the time that you’ve already paid.”

That means you won’t lose subscribed time you’ve paid for.

For instance, buy a 12-month subscription on January 1 and then cancelling on July 1 would allow you to keep what you’ve paid for until December 31.

This will also cancel the auto-renew.

So you won’t start paying again on January 1 if you’ve already cancelled.

However, after the subscription expiry, you will (unsurprisingly) lose access to the paid-for perks.

Make sure you check your subscriptions regularly to ensure you’re not paying out when you shouldn’t be.

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