YouTube Music is Google’s go-to app for music streaming services which gives users access to a huge library of songs and even lets users bundle up to YouTube premium for ad-free playback. Although subscribing to the premium version of YouTube Music is great, you may still consider canceling your YouTube Music subscription for one reason or another.
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscribers can cancel pause or resume at any point during their paid membership. You can also switch to an annual plan or a family plan.
How to cancel your Youtube Music subscription through a desktop browser
1. Sign in to your Youtube account, then go to your Paid Memberships page.
2. Tap on the “Manage Membership” drop-down arrow on your Music membership tab. Next to where it tells you your next billing date, click “Deactivate.”
3. YouTube will offer to pause your account for up to six months instead. You can pause payment, or continue to cancel.
4. Youtube will ask again if you’re really sure you want to cancel. This time “Yes, cancel” will be the red option. Click it, and your subscription will be ended.
Note: You’ll keep your Premium features until the end of the current billing period, but you’ve now successfully canceled your Youtube Music subscription.
Read Also: How to Cancel your Apple Music Subscription on iPhone.
How to cancel your Youtube Music subscription through the Youtube mobile app
1. Launch the Youtube app on your phone.
2. Tap on your profile icon in the top right corner.
3. Select “Paid memberships” from the displayed menu.
4. The Youtube app will show you your current subscriptions. Select “Music,” and then select “Manage.”
5. If you’re on an Android, you’ll be asked if you want to pause, and then you’ll be able to confirm that you want to cancel your account. Once you do, you’re done here. If you’re using an iPhone, an in-app browser will open, and you’ll be asked to sign in to your Google/YouTube account again. Once you do, you’ll be brought back to the Paid Memberships page.
6. Select your Music subscription again, and then tap “Deactivate.”
7. You’ll once again be asked if you want to pause, and then be asked to confirm that you want to deactivate.
Once you confirm, your subscription will end. You’ll still keep your benefits until the end of the current billing period.