{"id":21200,"date":"2023-09-02T02:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/?p=21200"},"modified":"2023-11-21T01:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T08:02:39","slug":"how-to-cancel-youtube-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/how-to-cancel-youtube-music","title":{"rendered":"How To Cancel YouTube Music?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To cancel your YouTube Music Premium subscription – On a computer, log into your YouTube Music web player<\/b> > In the Upper righthand corner, tap your profile icon <\/b>> Click Paid Memberships<\/b> > Select Manage Membership<\/b> > Click Deactivate <\/b>> Tap Continue to Cancel<\/b> ( you will receive a prompt to pause your membership, disregard this to cancel) > Click Yes, Cancel <\/b>> That’s it!<\/div>
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Once canceled, you will still have access to YouTube Music<\/strong>; you just won’t be able to use the paid features.<\/div>
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YouTube doesn’t provide refunds for canceled subscriptions<\/strong> unless there is an issue with the service.<\/div>
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What To Know When Canceling<\/span> Your YouTube Music Premium Subscription<\/strong><\/h2>\n

YouTube Music Premium is a popular music streaming platform thanks to its many features, including auto-generated playlists, an advanced music recommendation algorithm, and more, but if you no longer wish to pay for these features, you can cancel your subscription. However, before you do, there are a few important points you should know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When canceling<\/strong>, you can stop your paid subscription, but you can’t cancel YouTube Music completely. Once you’re no longer paying for premium features, you will still have access to YouTube Music, but you will have to <\/span>listen to ads<\/span> to access your music. If you want to delete<\/strong> the free account permanently, you will have to delete your corresponding YouTube account, which is an inconvenience if you enjoy streaming videos on the platform. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s important to note<\/strong> that once you’re no longer paying for the premium subscription, you don’t have to access YouTube Music if you don’t want to, so unless there is a good reason to delete the account, simply canceling the paid service should suffice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, the platform won’t issue you a refund<\/strong> for your subscription unless<\/strong> there is a service issue within the billing period that you’re requesting the refund. Google’s refund policy allows you to cancel at any time, and once you do, it will automatically stop the payment auto-renewal, and you will not receive any further charges. <\/span><\/p>\n

You will have access to all of your Premium benefits until the end of the billing cycle, at which time it will automatically switch to the free membership tier. For more information, <\/span>click here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How To Cancel<\/span> a YouTube Music Premium Subscription<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you’re ready to cancel your YouTube Premium subscription, follow these steps on a computer, Android, or iOS.<\/span><\/p>\n

To Cancel YouTube Music Premium on a Computer:<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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Step #1: <\/strong>On a computer, log into your <\/span>YouTube Music web player<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #2: <\/strong><\/span>In the Upper righthand corner, tap your <\/span>profile icon<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #3: <\/strong><\/span>Click <\/span>Paid Memberships<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Paid<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #4: <\/strong><\/span>Select Manage Membership<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Manage<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #5: <\/strong>Click <\/span>Deactivate<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Deactivate\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #6: <\/strong>Tap <\/span>Continue to Cancel<\/b> (You will receive a prompt to pause your membership; disregard this to cancel)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Continue<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #7: <\/strong>Click <\/span>Yes, Cancel<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Yes,<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\n<\/i>That’s it!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

To Cancel a YouTube Music Premium Subscription on an Android:<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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Step #1: <\/strong>Open the <\/span>YouTube Music <\/b>app<\/span><\/p>\n

Step #2: <\/strong>Click your <\/span>profile picture<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #3: <\/strong>Select <\/span>Paid Memberships<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #4: <\/strong>Choose which membership<\/strong> you want to cancel<\/span><\/p>\n

Step #5: <\/strong>Click <\/span>Deactivate<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #6: <\/strong>Select <\/span>Continue to Cancel<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #7: <\/strong>Identify the reason you want to cancel your membership<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Step #8: <\/strong>Click <\/span>Next<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #9: <\/strong>Select <\/span>Yes, Cancel<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

To Cancel a YouTube Music Premium Subscription on iOS:<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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There are two ways to cancel your YouTube Music Premium subscription if you’re on an iOS device, depending on how you paid for this service. If you paid through Google, follow the following steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

Step #1: <\/strong>On a computer, log into your <\/span>YouTube Music web player<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #2: <\/strong>In the Upper righthand corner, tap your <\/span>profile icon<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #3: <\/strong>Click <\/span>Paid Memberships<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #4: <\/strong><\/span><\/b>Select Manage Membership<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #5: <\/strong>Click <\/span>Deactivate<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #6: <\/strong>Tap <\/span>Continue to Cancel<\/b> (You will receive a prompt to pause your membership; disregard this to cancel)<\/span><\/p>\n

Step #7: <\/strong>Click <\/span>Yes, Cancel<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

If you signed up using the YouTube Music app, you can cancel your subscription through your Apple ID<\/strong> using the following steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step #1: <\/strong>Open the <\/span>Settings<\/b> app<\/span><\/p>\n

Step #2: <\/strong>Click your <\/span>profile picture<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Step #3: <\/strong>Select <\/span>Subscriptions<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #4: <\/strong>Tap <\/span>YouTube Music<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #5: <\/strong>Select <\/span>Cancel Membership<\/b><\/p>\n

Step #6: <\/strong>Click<\/span> Confirm<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Canceling your YouTube Music Premium subscription only takes a few minutes and can be done on a computer, Android, or iOS device. Once you cancel, your membership automatically switches to the free version, where you can continue streaming your favorite music with ads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’ve purchased YouTube Music Premium and no longer wish to maintain the service, you can cancel your subscription quickly and easily by following these simple steps.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":14780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-youtube"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"John","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21200"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25941,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21200\/revisions\/25941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}