{"id":35101,"date":"2025-08-31T19:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/35101\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T19:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:10:19","slug":"pre-ordered-the-pixel-9-pro-last-year-dont-get-stuck-with-a-20-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/35101\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-ordered the Pixel 9 Pro last year? Don\u2019t get stuck with a $20 bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_ng\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Google Pixel 9 Pro home screen display next to other Pixel phones\"  alt=\"Google Pixel 9 Pro home screen display next to other Pixel phones\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-Pixel-9-Pro-home-screen-display-next-to-other-Pixel-phones.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>C. Scott Brown \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>Pixel 9 Pro<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For many buyers, the Pixel 9 Pro\u2019s free one-year Google AI Pro trial is close to expiring.<\/li>\n<li>It will renew at $19.99 per month if you don\u2019t cancel before the trial period ends.<\/li>\n<li>One option is downgrading to the cheaper $9.99 2TB storage plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google is dangling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-pixel-10-specs-features-price-availability-3588502\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 10 Pro<\/a> buyers the nice perk of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-10-pro-google-ai-pro-perk-3588152\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">full year of Google AI Pro<\/a> for free to sweeten the deal. That\u2019s great news if you\u2019re picking up a new device today, but Pixel 9 Pro owners not upgrading may be watching on with a double dose of jealousy. Not only is your device no longer the latest Google flagship, but you probably got the same free subscription last year. If you picked up your previous-generation Pixel during the pre-order period, that means the trial period may be about to end, potentially flipping into a $20 monthly bill if you don\u2019t downgrade in time.<\/p>\n<p>A post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1n1g499\/reminder_for_pixel_9_pro_users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">r\/GooglePixel subreddit<\/a> highlighted the issue this week. The original poster explained that their complimentary year of Google AI Pro was due to end on September 18. Without any changes, it would automatically renew at $19.99 per month, or \u00a319 in the UK. Several commenters admitted they had nearly been caught out, with one noting they\u2019d already been charged for the new billing cycle.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One useful detail came from a reply explaining where to find the cheaper alternatives. According to the commenter, the downgrade option isn\u2019t obvious in the standard Google One subscriptions page. Instead, you need to head into your Google One settings page, select \u201cchange membership plan,\u201d and then scroll beneath the AI plans to \u201csee more plans.\u201d That\u2019s where you\u2019ll find the regular Google One options, such as the $9.99-per-month 2TB tier. Choosing one of these ensures your trial runs to the end of its scheduled period before switching over.<\/p>\n<p>So if you picked up a Pixel 9 Pro last year and activated the free Google One AI Pro trial, now\u2019s the time to double-check your subscription. You might be happy to start paying for the AI tools, but if not, the last thing you want is to wake up to a surprise bill.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"C. Scott Brown \/ Android Authority Pixel 9 Pro TL;DR For many buyers, the Pixel 9 Pro\u2019s free&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[18,823,19213,19,17,279,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-35101","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-google","10":"tag-google-pixel-9","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-mobile","14":"tag-technology"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}