How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium Before It Renews Again

The free trial trap

Most people do not buy Premium outright. They start a free trial, usually one month, to read who viewed their profile or send a few InMails before an interview. The trial is genuinely free, but it auto-converts to a paid subscription on the day it ends unless you cancel first. LinkedIn does send a reminder, but it is easy to miss, and the first real charge often arrives long after you stopped using the extra features. If you started a trial and the job hunt is over, cancel now and let it run out, rather than waiting and hoping you remember.

Cancel on the web, step by step

The web is the most reliable place to cancel, and it works even if you originally subscribed on a phone through a browser.

1. Sign in to LinkedIn on a desktop browser.
2. Click your photo under Me at the top right.
3. Open Settings & Privacy, or click your Premium badge to reach your subscription settings directly.
4. Find Premium subscription settings or the manage option for your current plan.
5. Select Cancel subscription, choose a reason if asked, and confirm.

After you confirm, your Premium features stay active until the end of the billing period you have already paid for. You are not refunded the remaining days, and you do not lose access the moment you click cancel, so there is no reason to delay.

If you subscribed through Apple or Google

This is where people get stuck. If you tapped subscribe inside the LinkedIn iPhone app, Apple is billing you, not LinkedIn, and the cancel button has to be pressed in Apple’s settings.

• Apple: open Settings on your iPhone, tap your name at the top, tap Subscriptions, select LinkedIn, then choose Cancel Subscription.
• Google: open the Google Play Store, tap your profile icon, go to Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions, pick LinkedIn and cancel.

If you are not sure which path applies to you, check how the charge appears on your statement before you go hunting through menus.

How it shows up on a statement

A direct LinkedIn charge usually reads as something like LINKEDIN or LNKD on your bank statement. A subscription billed through the App Store often shows as APPLE.COM/BILL with no mention of LinkedIn at all, and a Google one shows as GOOGLE with a reference code. That mismatch is exactly why a forgotten Premium charge can sit unnoticed for months. It does not say the brand you remember signing up with.

Reading one statement line by line is the fastest way to catch a subscription you stopped using. VESTELON FLOW reads a single bank statement and lists every recurring charge on it, including the ones hiding behind an App Store or Google line, so you can see what is still billing you before you start cancelling. The first report is free and there is no bank login.

Does free LinkedIn cover what you need?

For a lot of people, yes. The free account still lets you build a profile, post, message your existing connections, search for jobs and apply. Premium mainly adds the full list of who viewed your profile, InMail to people you are not connected to, salary and applicant insights, and learning courses. If you are between jobs and actively interviewing, those can be worth it for a month or two. If you are settled in a role and just scrolling occasionally, free almost certainly covers what you actually use.

What to do with the money

If Premium Career was costing you in the region of €30 to €40 a month, cancelling frees up something like €400 a year. You do not have to do anything clever with it. Moving that amount into a savings buffer, or simply not spending it, quietly outperforms a subscription you log into twice a year. The point is to keep the money working for you instead of LinkedIn.

Common questions

Will I lose Premium immediately when I cancel?

No. Cancelling stops the next renewal but you keep all Premium features until the end of the period you already paid for. There is no refund for the unused days, so cancel as soon as you have decided.

I cancelled but I was still charged. Why?

The most common reason is that you subscribed through Apple or Google and cancelled inside the LinkedIn app instead of in the App Store or Google Play. Cancel again in the store that is actually billing you, then check your statement on the next cycle.

Can I cancel a free trial without being charged?

Yes. As long as you cancel before the trial end date, you will not be billed, and you usually keep the trial features until that date arrives. Cancel early and let it expire rather than waiting for the last day.