Like most subscriptions, you cancel YouTube Premium where you signed up. Here's the web route, plus what to do if Apple or Google Play bills you.
Quick steps (web)
- Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships and sign in.
- Select Manage membership.
- Select Deactivate and confirm.
Step by step
1. Open your memberships. On the web, go to youtube.com/paid_memberships. In the app, tap your profile picture → Purchases and memberships.
2. Manage membership → Deactivate. Choose a reason if prompted and confirm the cancellation.
Subscribed through Apple or Google Play? If you started Premium in the iOS app, cancel via Settings → your name → Subscriptions → YouTube Premium. If you subscribed on Android through Google Play, cancel in the Play Store. On a family plan, the family manager cancels for everyone.
What happens after you cancel
- You keep Premium — ad-free videos, background play and YouTube Music — until the end of the current billing period.
- To verify: your memberships page should show Premium ending on a specific date rather than renewing.
Premium usually renews monthly. Set a cancel-by reminder a couple of days before the renewal so you decide on purpose, not by default.
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Coming soon to theApp StoreFrequently asked
Do I lose access immediately when I cancel?
No. Premium features continue until the end of the billing period you've already paid for, then your account returns to the free, ad-supported YouTube.
I can't find the cancel option in the app — why?
You cancel where you subscribed. If Apple or Google Play billed you, cancel through iOS Settings or the Play Store rather than inside YouTube.
Source
- YouTube Help — cancel or pause YouTube Premium (support.google.com/youtube), accessed July 2026
Not affiliated with YouTube or Google. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. Steps verified 25 July 2026; the interface may change.