3 Easy Ways to Cancel a YouTube Premium Membership

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A quick guide to ending your YouTube Premium subscription on desktop or mobile
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Do you want to stop your Premium membership on YouTube? This can easily be done through the YouTube website. You also have the option to pause your membership for up to six months. If you can't cancel your YouTube Premium account with your browser, you most likely subscribed with your Apple ID on iOS or through the Google Play Store for Android. This wikiHow will show you how to unsubscribe from the YouTube Premium subscription and free trial using your computer, iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Things You Should Know

  • Open the Paid Memberships page. Click "Manage Membership" → "Deactivate" → "Continue to cancel" → "Next" → "Cancel Premium".
  • On Android, open the Play Store → "Payments & subscriptions" → "Subscriptions" → "YouTube Premium" → "Cancel Subscription".
  • On iOS, open "Settings" → "Apple ID" → "Subscriptions" → "YouTube Premium" → "Cancel Subscription".
Method 1
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Using Desktop

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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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    This will be to the right of your current membership.
    • The membership box will expand.
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    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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    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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    You'll see a list of Premium benefits that will end once you cancel.
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    Choose from the list of options, or select Don't want to answer .
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    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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    This looks like a multi-colored "play" icon. [2]
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    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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    You can find this underneath Library .
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    This will be underneath Payment methods .
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    The apps will be listed in alphabetical order. Find YouTube Premium underneath the Active header.
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    This will be at the bottom-right corner.
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    Google will ask why you want to cancel the subscription. Select a reason, or tap Decline to answer .
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    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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    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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    You can find this at the very top.
    • Make sure you're signed into the correct Apple ID .
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    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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    This will be in red font, at the very bottom.
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    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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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6308278?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&oco=0
      2. ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6308278?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&oco=0
      3. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039

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