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We live in the age of streaming. In the earliest days of streaming content online, Netflix was a leader, even an innovator. However, it has since faced difficulties, primarily due to the proliferation of its competition. Networks, studios, umbrella corporations, and niche content hosts have launched streaming platforms. This has made the competition for viewers' time and the content that keeps these platforms healthy and flourishing extremely fierce.

Given all of this, should you continue subscribing to Netflix, or is it time to switch to Apple TV, Amazon Prime, or one of the other streaming platforms on the web? If you're ready to simplify your streaming service subscriptions, keep reading.

To cancel your Netflix account, follow these steps in a mobile or desktop web browser. It's simpler to use a desktop browser, but the same process applies to the mobile version of the site. To skip to step 5, go to the Netflix account cancellation confirmation page.

You cannot process the cancellation from the desktop app, but you can look at the account settings from the app. In the Netflix desktop app, click the three dots in the upper-right corner of the screen, then go to Settings > Account Details. This opens the Account Management page.

You can pause your subscription for a month from the cancellation screen. You can still browse Netflix's content catalog and unpause at any time. The screen also has the option to downgrade your account to another, cheaper tier if you're currently subscribed to the Premium or Standard plan.

After canceling your Netflix account, you can restart the subscription and resume where you left off (including your favorites, preferences, and where you stopped on previously watched shows) as long as you resume within 10 months of cancellation. To resume your plan, log in to netflix.com, go to the Account Details page (as described above in step 3), and click the Restart Membership button on the left side of the page.

If you created your account on the Netflix app using one of the best Android tablets, it's probably linked to your Google account. If so, you can cancel your account on your phone by following these steps:

Now that you've officially informed Netflix of your intent to suspend your account, you probably won't lose access immediately. Even though your subscription is canceled (no more monthly charges), you can access everything until the end of your current billing cycle. You can find out when that is by checking the billing details in your account.

If you don't resubscribe within 10 months, your account is closed. You'll lose your profiles, watch list, watch history, and everything that allows Netflix to customize recommendations that match your viewing preferences.

Netflix's growth curve has begun to flatten over the last few years. On top of this news, Netflix started charging for account sharing in March 2023. If someone isn't part of your household, they must transfer their profile to a new paid account, or you're charged $8 per month for the extra member. While no streaming service wants you to share your password beyond your family members, the crackdown on password sharing could affect your decision to continue your Netflix subscription.

Netflix created an ad-supported tier priced at $7 per month, which is cheaper than Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max. It only supports 1080p resolution and sets a precedent of cutting features while introducing commercials. The company also axed its basic tier, meaning that only three options are available for subscribers: the ad-supported option, the Standard tier for $15.49 per month, and the Premium plan, for $22.99 per month. The Premium plan is the only option that allows subscribers to watch content in 4K. It's also the only tier that grants access to Netflix's spatial audio, its technology that emulates surround sound without requiring additional hardware.

Whether you're put off by the pricing bump, looking to reclaim some of your free time, or jumping ship to another streaming service, breaking up with Netflix (even temporarily) can be a welcome change. If you have a grace period between cancellation and when your membership expires, consider some last-minute binging of the best action movies on Netflix or check out some of the Netflix mobile games. We recommend Into the Breach, a fun, accessible, but surprisingly deep tactics game from the developer behind FTL.