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rchbln
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Subscribe to Photography plan now, switch to full CC in a few months?

  • July 21, 2022
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Hi, quick question from a newbie:

 

I'd like to subscribe to the Photography plan now (Photoshop + Lightroom) and stick with that for a few months, and then upgrade to the full Creative Cloud in a few months time.

 

Since the Photography plan has a 1-year commitment, will I be able to actually do this? Will I be able to switch from an ongoing 1-year Photography plan into the full CC 1-year plan without any extra costs or "parallel" subscriptions?

 

Or will I have to stay subscribed to the Photography plan for the full 1-year period before I can switch plans, or before I can switch without paying some penalty fee?

 

Many thanks in advance for any helpful answers!

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Correct answer Manan Joshi

Yes you can do that. When you switch plans your current plan will be cancelled and applicable refund will be issued and the new plan will be activated with the new charge. See the following link for more details, it explains the exact same scenario that you are thinking about

https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/change-plan.html

For more details please contact support.

-Manan

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Manan JoshiCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 21, 2022

Yes you can do that. When you switch plans your current plan will be cancelled and applicable refund will be issued and the new plan will be activated with the new charge. See the following link for more details, it explains the exact same scenario that you are thinking about

https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/change-plan.html

For more details please contact support.

-Manan

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    rchblnAuthor
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    July 21, 2022

    Thank you for the fast and helpful reply!

     

    FYI: I was on the page you linked to already, but it only mentions that switching is possible and how to switch. Although it is implied by the screenshot showing the "annual plan, paid monthly" version of the Photography plan, the page does currently not explicitly mention that it's possible to upgrade e.g. in the middle of an ongoing 1-year commitment plan, at least in no way that I could find or (reliably) conclude.

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    rchblnAuthor
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    July 21, 2022

    Why would a refund be issued if you are not changing the plan in the middle of the subscription. Since the screenshot and the last portion of the article does talk about refund it does mean that the change is being made midway in the current plan. However, as I mentioned it's best to contact support and be absolutely sure about it.

    -Manan


    You know too much.

    You assume too much.

     

    I don't know anything about Adobe subscriptions so far.

    I don't want to assume things and then find out later that my assumptions were incorrect.

     

    The page needs to be explicit. Just implying important aspects by screenshots is not sufficient, especially to e.g. people with impaired sight whose screen readers may not detect or correctly read the image content. (I can see, but I know Adobe users who can't.)

     

    There are not only monthly plans with 1-year obligation, but also monthly plans with no obligation. So by your logic, someone who's in a 1-month plan and after two weeks decides to go full CC - they're not entitled to refunds? And someone who's already pre-paid for a full year, they also won't get a refund when they switch to the full CC subscription? Since, you know, the screenshot only mentions the Photography plan with 1-year obligation, so the information on that page can not be appropriate for non 1-year obligation plans, right?

     

    Please don't assume that everyone knows as much as Adobe employees or ambassadors or long-time users know.

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