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To cancel your Minecraft Realms subscription and stop Minecraft Realms from charging you, turn off recurring billing in the same account or store that started the subscription. Which one that is depends on your edition and platform. On Bedrock, Settings > Subscriptions inside the game takes you to the right store. Java Realms are managed through your Microsoft account. The steps for each route are below.
Work out where your subscription was started
Minecraft Help states it plainly: “Subscriptions for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Realms need to be canceled through the same game platform account used to start the subscription.” Cancelling in the wrong place does nothing, because the store that bills you is the only one that can stop the billing.
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| Where you subscribed | Where to cancel |
|---|---|
| Bedrock, any device | In-game Settings > Subscriptions, which routes you to the originating store |
| PC (Java or Bedrock) | Your Microsoft account’s Subscriptions page |
| PlayStation 5 | PS5 system settings (Turn Off Auto-Renew) |
| Mobile or other consoles | That platform’s own subscription manager, via Minecraft’s official guides |
Cancel from inside Bedrock Edition
- Launch Minecraft Bedrock on the device you used to start the subscription.
- Open Settings, then Subscriptions.
- Select Cancel for the Realms subscription.
- Follow the store prompts to turn off recurring billing or cancel future payments.
The Cancel button doesn’t end the subscription itself. It sends you to the store where the purchase began. If the screen shows that a different platform started the subscription, use that platform’s subscription manager instead.
Cancel a Realm started on a PC (Java or Bedrock)
- Sign in to the Microsoft account you used to buy the subscription.
- Open Subscriptions.
- Choose Manage next to the Realm.
- Select Cancel subscription and confirm the prompts.
Per Minecraft Help, the Realm stays accessible until the renewal date, and automatic payments stop. Menu wording may differ slightly by language and over time. To check the renewal date for a Java Edition Realm, the same Microsoft account subscription page shows it.
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Cancel on PlayStation 5
- From the home screen, open Settings.
- Go to Users and Accounts > Account > Payment and Subscriptions > Game and App Services.
- Select Minecraft.
- Choose the Realms subscription and select Turn Off Auto-Renew.
The PS5 trusted-app quirk
This is a separate behavior from cancelling on purpose. Minecraft Help says: “If you do not authorize Minecraft as a trusted app, your Realms and/or Marketplace Pass subscriptions will be cancelled after each monthly billing unless you sign into Minecraft on your PS5.” If your Realm keeps lapsing without you cancelling it, check that authorization.
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Minecraft Help publishes separate cancellation guides for mobile, PC and game-console subscriptions, listed on its “Cancel Realms Subscriptions” page. I haven’t confirmed the current menu steps for Apple, Google Play, Xbox or Nintendo, so follow the official guide for your platform rather than relying on remembered menus. The rule above still applies: use the account that was charged.
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After you cancel
- Paid time isn’t forfeited. Turning off auto-renew stops the next automatic charge. It doesn’t necessarily end access you’ve already paid for, so the Realm may stay available until the renewal date.
- Verify it worked. Check the subscription status and the next renewal date in the store or account where you cancelled. If it still shows an upcoming renewal, the cancellation didn’t take.
- Several subscriptions? If you can’t find the subscription, you may have bought it with a different Microsoft, console or mobile account. Check each account you’ve played on.
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