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bruhbruhbrih
Participant
June 16, 2026
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charged me and cannot cancel

  • June 16, 2026
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Two things to first get off my chest:

Firstly, your product managers should be embarrassed at adding this much confusion and complexity into the billing process.

Secondly, people on your team should try to use the product themselves and note that the "free 7 day trial" immediately results in a charge appearing against a real bank account/card. While I understand this may be intended as an authorization hold or billing verification step, it is not obvious to users and creates a poor first impression.

Now that is off my chest, I'll describe the issues.

Issue 1: The "7 day free trial" appears to charge immediately

I signed up expecting a free 7 day trial.

Instead, a charge immediately appeared against my bank account/card. If this is an authorization hold, billing verification, or some other temporary transaction, that was not made sufficiently clear during the signup process.

From a user's perspective, the experience is:

- I am told I am starting a free trial.
- I immediately see a charge on my payment method.
- There is little or no explanation of what the charge represents.

This creates confusion and makes it appear that the free trial is not actually free.

Issue 2: No clear way to understand or cancel the subscription

Adobe Scan shows that I am "Subscribed".

The "Manage subscriptions" button redirects me to Google Play.

However, no Adobe subscription appears in Google Play subscriptions.

As a result, I cannot determine:

- Whether I currently have an active subscription.
- Whether I have already cancelled it.
- Which account is being billed.
- Whether Adobe or Google is managing the subscription.
- How to cancel the subscription if it is still active.

A user should never have to guess whether they are currently paying for a service or how to stop paying for it.

Correct answer Jeff_A_Wright

Yes, ​@bruhbruhbrih, I can confirm you have a new subscription for Adobe Scan that was started today through the Google Play Store. 

 

I appreciate you volunteering to troubleshoot, but there are no technical problems to solve.

 

Please see https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481 for information on how to manage your new subscription.

2 replies

bruhbruhbrih
Participant
June 16, 2026

> We can request that the subscription be canceled on your behalf,

 

Yes please! 

When I look at my Google play subscriptions, Adobe does not come up. I can see two subscriptions and neither of them are Adobe.

 

What secure channel is available? I would be very happy to proceed with getting the subscription cancelled but it doesn't appear easily doable on my end, unless I'm overlooking something obvious. 

 

Cheers

Jeff_A_Wright
Community Manager
Community Manager
June 16, 2026

You can reach us directly at https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen. I don’t show any records of any previous attempts to reach us, ​@bruhbruhbrih so use a different device to contact us.

 

If the device or network you are using is managed by an organization, then you will need their help to reach us at https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen.

Jeff_A_Wright
Community Manager
Community Manager
June 16, 2026

Thank you for posting to this public discussion forum, Bruhbruhbrih.


I appreciate the feedback and am sorry for the problems you have encountered managing your new commitment.


I can confirm your new subscription is managed by the Google Play Store. Please see https://adobe.ly/4elmCpS for information on how to cancel your new subscription and request a refund.


For more information on the Google Play Store's refund policies, see https://adobe.ly/4elBVyN.


Please update this public discussion thread if you have any additional questions, Bruhbruhbrih. ^JW

bruhbruhbrih
Participant
June 16, 2026

> I can confirm your new subscription is managed by the Google Play Store

 

Are you sure? The subscription is not coming up on “my subscriptions” in the Google play store. I didn't cancel my Adobe subscription yet. 

 

Could this be a bug on the Google play side then?

 

Could you please check that my account does, or does not have an active subscription?

 

I can provide details of my OS and app version if that helps?

Jeff_A_Wright
Community Manager
Jeff_A_WrightCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
June 16, 2026

Yes, ​@bruhbruhbrih, I can confirm you have a new subscription for Adobe Scan that was started today through the Google Play Store. 

 

I appreciate you volunteering to troubleshoot, but there are no technical problems to solve.

 

Please see https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481 for information on how to manage your new subscription.