How to Cancel YouTube Music: Managing Your Subscription

YouTube Music is a popular music streaming service from YouTube that offers ad-free listening, offline downloads, and background playback. However, you may wish to cancel your YouTube Music subscription at some point. Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to cancel YouTube Music across devices.

Overview of YouTube Music Subscription Plans

YouTube Music offers the following subscription plans:

• YouTube Music Premium ($9.99 per month): Ad-free listening, offline downloads, background playback
• YouTube Premium ($11.99 per month): Ad-free YouTube + YouTube Music Premium benefits
• Family Plan ($14.99 per month): Shareable YouTube Premium plan for up to 5 family members

YouTube Music subscriptions auto-renew by default at the end of each billing cycle. When you cancel, you lose access to paid features but retain basics like ad-supported streaming.

How to Cancel YouTube Music on Desktop

Follow these steps to cancel YouTube Music on desktop:

1. Go to the YouTube Music Paid Memberships page
2. Click Manage Membership next to your plan
3. Click Deactivate
4. Click Continue to cancel
5. Select reason and click Next
6. Click Yes, cancel to confirm

Your subscription is now canceled but remains active until the billing cycle renewal date.

How to Cancel YouTube Music on Android

To cancel YouTube Music on Android:

1. Open the YouTube Music app
2. Tap your profile picture
3. Tap Paid memberships
4. Tap your membership
5. Tap Continue to cancel
6. Select reason and tap Next
7. Tap Yes, cancel to confirm

You’ll continue having access until the end of your billing period.

How to Cancel YouTube Music on iPhone

Here are the steps to cancel YouTube Music on iPhone:

1. Open the YouTube Music iOS app
2. Tap your profile picture
3. Tap Paid memberships
4. Tap your membership
5. Tap Manage Apple Subscriptions
6. Tap your membership
7. Tap Cancel

This cancels auto-renewal through Apple. Tap Confirm to verify cancellation.

What Happens When You Cancel YouTube Music?

When you cancel YouTube Music:

• You avoid being charged at next billing cycle renewal
• You lose access to paid features like ad-free listening, offline downloads, etc.
• You retain basics like free ad-supported music streaming
• Any downloaded content gets deleted
• You can resubscribe anytime to regain access

In essence, you revert to the basics of free YouTube Music.

Alternative Options to Canceling YouTube Music

Instead of fully canceling your plan, consider these options:

• Pause membership: Temporarily halt payment for 1-6 months
• Switch to annual plan: Pay once a year instead of monthly
• Downgrade: Move to the cheaper ad-supported YouTube Music option

What to Do If You Can’t Cancel YouTube Music

Try the following if you face problems canceling YouTube Music:

• Billed by Apple? Cancel in App Store > Subscriptions
• Billed by Google Play? Cancel in Play Store > Subscriptions
• Already canceled? Confirm by checking membership status
• Contact support: Seek help via live chat or email

Reaching out to customer service should resolve most cancellation issues.

Key Takeaways on Canceling YouTube Music

• You can cancel YouTube Music on desktop, Android, and iPhone
• Paid features get disabled but free streaming continues
• Pausing or downgrading are alternatives to full cancellation
• Contact support if you face problems canceling
• You can resubscribe later to regain full access

Knowing the cancellation process lets you better manage your YouTube Music membership.