3 Easy Ways to Cancel or Pause a YouTube TV Subscription

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Deactivate your YouTube TV membership with this user-friendly guide
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If you're unsatisfied with your YouTube TV subscription or free trial, you can easily cancel it. This can be done in a desktop or mobile browser; you just need to log into your YouTube account. Here's how to cancel YouTube TV on your Android, iPhone, iPad, or computer.

Quick Steps

  1. Open the YouTube TV app or go to https://tv.youtube.com .
  2. Tap your profile photo.
  3. Tap Settings .
  4. Tap Membership .
  5. Tap Cancel membership or Pause membership .
Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Using Android

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    This looks like a red TV with a white play button. You can download the YouTube TV app from the Google Play Store .
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    This is in the top-right corner.
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    This is towards the bottom of the pop-up menu.
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    A new page will open.
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    This will be next to your existing membership or free trial.
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    Your YouTube TV membership will be canceled, and you'll lose access at the end of your billing period.
    • If you only want to cancel your membership temporarily, tap Pause membership instead.
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Method 2
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Using iPhone or iPad

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    Go to https://tv.youtube.com/ in a mobile browser. If you aren't already logged into your YouTube account, tap SIGN IN in the top-right corner to do so now.
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    This is in the top-right corner.
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    This is towards the bottom of the pop-up menu.
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    A new page will open.
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    This will be next to your existing membership or free trial .
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    Your YouTube TV membership will be canceled, and you'll lose access at the end of your billing period.
    • If you only want to cancel your membership temporarily, tap Pause membership instead.
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Using a Computer

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    Go to https://tv.youtube.com/ in a web browser. If you aren't already logged into your YouTube account, click SIGN IN in the top-right corner to do so now. [1]
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    This will be next to your existing membership or free trial.
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    Your YouTube TV membership will be canceled, and you'll lose access at the end of your billing period.
    • If you only want to cancel your membership temporarily, click Pause membership instead.
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