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How to cancel Blink Subscription when you don’t need it anymore

Trying to cancel your Blink subscription? We’ll show you how.

by
Shahryar Amin
September 27, 2023

Source: KnowTechie

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Blink makes some of the best home security cameras, as a low-cost alternative to more expensive managed solutions. However, some features including recording history are gated behind a subscription.

Blink subscription plans give users of its security cameras cloud-based recording space for any security events.

But what if you find you don’t need the recording, or if you decide to change your home security system?

As it happens with many of these plans, subscribing to them is easier than canceling.

If you’re planning to cancel your Blink subscription but are unsure about the process, we’ve got you covered.

Cancel an active Blink subscription

Blink Subscription Plans

Never miss a potential security event with the Blink Plus ($10/month, all devices) or Blink Basic ($3/month, one device) plans to record any events triggering your home security cameras.

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If you need to cancel your Blink subscription plan for any reason, here’s how to find the important cancel button.

Log in to your Amazon account

Head to the Your Memberships & Subscriptions section of your Amazon account.

Look for the Blink subscription

You’ll see a list of all of your active subscriptions. Look for your Blink plan and click on the Cancel Subscription button.

Choose a cancellation reason

Choose a reason for the cancellation. Pick anything really, it doesn’t affect the cancellation.

Confirm the cancellation

Click on the End my subscription now button.

Final step

You’ll get asked if you want to end your subscription immediately or on your renewal date. Choose whichever makes more sense to your needs.

Now your Blink subscription is cancelled. You’ll get a confirmation message and an email to the registered email address on your Amazon account.

How to cancel a Blink Plus free trial

If you currently running on a free trial subscription, you don’t need to visit Amazon’s website. You can cancel it through the app.

Here’s how.

iPhone showing Blink App on the background — Image: KnowTechie

Open the Blink App on your smartphone.

The images shows a Blink App on iPhone screen to open settings — Image: KnowTechie

Navigate to Settings.

Steps to perform to open Blink plan on your Blink App instructions — Image: KnowTechie

Now, Tap Blink Plans.

Image shows instructions to cancel free trial for Blink — Image: KnowTechie

Tap on Cancel my free trial.

iPhone screen showing instructions for cancelling the subscription of your Blink camera

Tap on End My Free Trial at the bottom of the screen.

Now your free trial is over. You’ll have to sign up for a paid subscription if you decide you want Blink cloud recording in the future.

Now you know how to cancel your Blink subscription

Having a Blink subscription gives you a ton of useful home security features, but you might find you don’t need them or want to change your camera system.

Cancelling your subscription is fairly straightforward, once you know where to look. Just remember that you won’t have any video recording functionality once you do cancel.

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