How to Cancel or Pause Your YouTube Premium Subscription (2024)

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Last Updated: February 1, 2023Fact Checked

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   Go to https://www.youtube.com/paid_memberships in a web browser. If you aren't already logged in, enter your email address or username and password to do so now.^[1]

   • You'll see your active Premium subscription underneath the Memberships header.
   • Use this method to cancel a YouTube Premium membership or free trial.
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   Click Manage membership. This will be to the right of your current membership.

   • The membership box will expand.

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   Click Deactivate. You'll see this next to your next billing period date.

   • If you're using a free trial, you'll see "Free trial ends [date]".
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   Click Continue to cancel. This is the option on the left.

   • If you want to pause your membership, click Pause instead. You can pause for up to 6 months and resume at any time.
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   Click Next. You'll see a list of Premium benefits that will end once you cancel.

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   Select a reason for your cancelling. Choose from the list of options, or select Don't want to answer.

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   Click Cancel Premium. Your YouTube Premium membership will end. If you ended your membership before your next billing date, you'll see the last day of your subscription underneath Premium.

   • To restart a YouTube Premium membership, click Manage Membership → Renew.

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   Open the Google Play Store app. This looks like a multi-colored "play" icon.^[2]

   • Use this method to cancel YouTube Premium if you initially subscribed through the Google Play Store.
   • Alternatively, you can also change your payment method.
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   Tap your profile picture. This will be in the top-right corner.

   • If you have multiple Google accounts connected, select the correct account from the drop-down menu.
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   Tap Payments & subscriptions. You can find this underneath Library.

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   Tap Subscriptions. This will be underneath Payment methods.

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   Tap YouTube Premium. The apps will be listed in alphabetical order. Find YouTube Premium underneath the Active header.

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   Tap Cancel subscription. This will be at the bottom-right corner.

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   Select a reason and tap Continue. Google will ask why you want to cancel the subscription. Select a reason, or tap Decline to answer.

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   Tap Cancel subscription. Your YouTube Premium subscription will be cancelled.

   • You will still have access to your subscription until the date listed. Afterwards, your account will return to its basic version.

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   Open the Settings app. This is the grey cog icon.^[3]

   • Use this method to cancel YouTube Premium if you initially subscribed through the YouTube iOS app. If you are billed through Google, you must use a computer to cancel your membership.
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   Tap your Apple ID. You can find this at the very top.

   • Make sure you're signed into the correct Apple ID.
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   Tap Subscriptions. This will be underneath Payment & Shipping.

   • You'll see a list of all your active subscriptions associated with your Apple ID.
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   Tap YouTube Premium. The list will be in alphabetical order, separated into Active and Inactive categories.

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   Tap Cancel Subscription. This will be in red font, at the very bottom.

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   Tap Confirm. Your YouTube Premium subscription will be cancelled.

   • You will still have access to your subscription until the date listed. Afterwards, your account will return to its basic version.

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