How to Cancel YouTube TV (or Pause It Instead)
Cancel YouTube TV in a web browser: profile photo, Settings, Membership, Manage, Cancel membership. What you keep, refunds, free trials and pausing instead.
To cancel YouTube TV, open tv.youtube.com in a web browser, select your profile photo, then Settings, Membership, Manage and Cancel membership. You keep watching until your paid month or free trial ends. YouTube TV doesn't refund part of a month, and you can pause for up to 6 months instead.
We read YouTube TV's Help Center, its US signup page and its offer terms through our server on November 12, 2026. About 60,500 people in the US search "how to cancel youtube tv" every month, Google's Keyword Planner says.
How do you cancel YouTube TV on a computer?
These are YouTube TV's own steps, from its Help Center:
- Go to tv.youtube.com in a web browser.
- Select your profile photo.
- Go to Settings, then Membership.
- Click Manage.
- Click Cancel membership, then Cancel.
YouTube TV may show a short survey before you're done. Its Help Center says to select "Continue cancelling" there. Have extra networks? Canceling the main plan cancels all of them too.
Can you cancel YouTube TV on your phone?
Yes. On an Android phone or tablet, you can use the YouTube TV app or a web browser. The steps are the same: profile photo, Settings, Membership, Manage, then Cancel membership.
On an iPhone or iPad, use a browser like Safari. YouTube TV's iPhone steps begin with "Go to YouTube TV using a computer or your mobile web browser." They don't use the app at all.
What about your TV? YouTube TV's cancel page has steps for computers, Android devices and iPhones or iPads. None of them covers a TV, a Roku or a game console, so use your phone or laptop for this.
What if Google Play or your phone company bills you?
YouTube TV's plans page names three other ways to pay: a mobile carrier, an internet provider or Google Play. Each one changes the rules a little.
| How you pay | Where to cancel | Can you pause? |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube TV | tv.youtube.com, Membership | Yes. |
| Phone or internet company | The same steps | No. |
| Google Play | The Play Store app | No. |
YouTube TV Help Center and Google Play Help, read November 12, 2026.
Phone or internet company. Cancel with the usual steps. If you sign up again later, "you'll be automatically billed through Google billing instead," YouTube TV says. Refunds for these plans go through the company that bills you, under its own rules, YouTube TV's refund page says.
Google Play. Open the Play Store, go to Subscriptions, pick YouTube TV and tap Cancel subscription. Deleting the app won't cancel anything. Google Play says it plainly: "When you uninstall the app, your subscription won't cancel."
Apple. Google stopped taking YouTube TV payments through Apple's App Store on March 13, 2020, Engadget reported. It canceled the App Store plans it still had around the same time.
When should you cancel?
Before your next billing date. YouTube TV charges you at the start of each billing cycle until you cancel. It's the same date each month. If a month doesn't have that date, like the 31st, you're charged on its last day.
Cancel a day after that date, and you've paid for the whole month. You'll keep watching until it ends, but you won't get the unused part back.
What happens after you cancel YouTube TV?
You can watch until the end of the period you paid for, or until your free trial ends. After that, YouTube TV's Help Center lists what changes:
- You lose any add-on networks.
- Recordings in your Library expire after 21 days.
- YouTube TV saves your library settings in case you come back.
- If you restart, you may not get promo prices or your old recordings.
- Google may keep a little info, like your home ZIP code, for billing and fraud checks.
Have NFL Sunday Ticket? YouTube TV's signup page says "If you cancel YouTube TV, you will lose access to NFL Sunday Ticket." It adds "No refunds."
Want it gone today? YouTube TV says to "get in touch with our support team" if you'd like your access removed right away.
Can you get a refund?
Usually not. "We do not give refunds or credits for partial billing periods," YouTube TV's refund page says. There are no fees for canceling either, its signup page adds.
You can ask for a refund if features "are defective, or do not perform as stated." If YouTube TV says yes, your access ends right away. Card refunds usually take 3 to 5 business days, and sometimes up to 10.
Got charged after a free trial you meant to cancel? YouTube TV's trial page has a refund request button for that, too.
How do you cancel a YouTube TV free trial?
Use the same steps. You'll keep YouTube TV until the trial is over, and canceling costs nothing. YouTube TV's offer terms say "You can cancel your trial at no charge at any time before the trial is over."
Trial lengths vary. YouTube TV's signup page offered "Try 10 days for $0" on November 12, 2026, and its terms list 5, 10 and 21-day trials. To see how many days you've got left, go to Settings, then Membership.
Canceled your trial by mistake? You can turn it back on from the Membership page, and you "won't be charged until your trial expires," YouTube TV says.
Only first-time subscribers get a trial. Trials for add-on networks have their own billing.
Should you pause YouTube TV instead?
Pause if you'll want it back within 6 months. A pause lasts from 4 weeks to 6 months, and it starts when your current billing cycle ends.
To set one, go to Settings, then Membership, and click Manage. Pick the number of weeks with the slider, then click Pause. On an iPhone, it's Manage, then Pause membership, in a browser.
| What changes | Cancel | Pause |
|---|---|---|
| Watching | Ends with your paid period. | Ends with your paid period. |
| Old recordings | Expire after 21 days. | Kept until the pause ends. |
| Billing | Stops. | Starts again by itself. |
| Coming back | Promo prices may be gone. | Resume any time. |
YouTube TV Help Center, "Cancel or pause your YouTube TV membership," read November 12, 2026.
Nothing new records while you're paused. Old recordings still expire after 9 months, like they always do. When the pause ends, YouTube TV charges your normal monthly price, and that day becomes your new billing date.
You can resume early or pause again later. You can't make a pause longer, though. And if a phone company, an internet company or Google Play bills you, you can't pause at all.
A cheaper plan is the third option. YouTube TV now sells smaller plans built around sports, news, entertainment or family channels. Switching down gives you a credit for the time you didn't use. You'll lose any promo price, and recordings from channels you drop leave your Library unless you switch back within 21 days. Our YouTube TV price guide compares the plans.
How do you cancel add-ons like HBO Max?
To drop one add-on and keep YouTube TV, go to tv.youtube.com, select your profile photo, then Settings and Membership. Click Cancel next to the network, then Yes, Cancel.
Canceling the main plan ends every add-on. YouTube TV's plans page puts it this way: "If you cancel your YouTube TV Plan then all add-ons will automatically be cancelled as well."
Want to keep one network without the main plan? After you cancel, you can buy a network on its own, as long as it doesn't say "Requires YouTube TV." You'll lose your promo prices. It works in a computer browser or on Android, but not on an iPhone or iPad.
What if you share YouTube TV with family?
Only the family manager can cancel. YouTube TV says the manager is the only member who can "Buy and make membership decisions in YouTube TV."
A family member can leave instead. Go to Settings, then Family sharing, and select Manage to reach g.co/YourFamily. Open the menu, pick Leave your family group, then enter your password and confirm. You'll keep your Google Account but lose YouTube TV, and you can only switch families once every 12 months.
The manager can remove a member at any time, too. That person loses access and gets an email about it.
When do people look up how to cancel YouTube TV?
Searches for "how to cancel youtube tv" peaked at 165,000 in the US in November 2025. That's when Disney's channels went dark on YouTube TV. Disney pulled them on October 30, 2025, and ABC, ESPN and FX came back on November 14, YouTube's blog says.
| Month | Searches |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 165,000 |
| December 2025 | 49,500 |
| January 2026 | 90,500 |
| February 2026 | 90,500 |
| March 2026 | 49,500 |
| April 2026 | 40,500 |
| May 2026 | 33,100 |
| June 2026 | 60,500 |
| July 2026 | 49,500 |
| August 2026 | 27,100 |
| September 2026 | 49,500 |
| October 2026 | 49,500 |
Google Ads Keyword Planner, US monthly searches for "how to cancel youtube tv," read November 12, 2026.
YouTube had said it would give subscribers a $20 credit if Disney's channels stayed off "for an extended period of time." Searches for "youtube tv refund" hit 27,100 that November. They've stayed between 1,000 and 3,600 a month since. For "how to cancel youtube tv," January and February 2026 were the next busiest months, at 90,500 each, and August was the quietest, at 27,100.
Watch out for phone numbers in search results
We read Google's first 18 results for "how to cancel youtube tv" on November 12, 2026. Three were posts showing phone numbers that don't match the one on YouTube TV's own help pages. One was on Quizlet, one in a Facebook group and one on a Hugging Face forum.
| What Google showed | Results |
|---|---|
| YouTube TV and Google Help pages | 5 |
| YouTube videos | 4 |
| How-to articles | 3 |
| Forums and Q&A sites | 3 |
| Posts with other phone numbers | 3 |
Google's first 18 results for "how to cancel youtube tv," US English, read November 12, 2026.
YouTube TV's Help Center sends you to your account settings to cancel, and to its chat or support team for help. Never read your card number to a phone line you found in search results.
Frequently asked questions
Is YouTube TV hard to cancel?
No. It takes a few clicks in a web browser, and YouTube TV says there are no fees for canceling. You may see the pause option or a short survey first.
Why can't I cancel YouTube TV in the app?
On an iPhone or iPad, YouTube TV's steps use a web browser. If you're on someone's family plan, only the family manager can cancel it.
How do I cancel YouTube TV on my TV or Roku?
YouTube TV gives no cancel steps for TVs. Use tv.youtube.com on your phone or computer.
Do you get a refund if you cancel YouTube TV?
Not for the rest of the month. YouTube TV doesn't refund partial billing periods, and you keep watching until yours ends.
What happens to my YouTube TV recordings?
They expire 21 days after your paid period ends. If you pause, YouTube TV keeps them until the pause ends.
Can you cancel a YouTube TV free trial?
Yes, at no charge, any time before it ends. You'll keep watching until the trial is over.
More YouTube help
Hclout doesn't sell YouTube services. For prices, see our guides to YouTube TV plans and YouTube Premium. Canceling music too? Read how to cancel Spotify Premium.
Sources
- YouTube TV Help Center: "Cancel or pause your YouTube TV membership" (computer, Android, iPhone and iPad), "Request a refund for YouTube TV," "Start a YouTube TV free trial," "Pay for YouTube TV using your mobile carrier or internet provider," "Google Play Store refunds," "Learn about YouTube TV Plans," "Update billing & payments for YouTube TV," "Add or remove networks," "Get select networks without YouTube TV" and the family group page, read through our server on November 12, 2026
- YouTube TV, US signup page and "Offer Terms and Conditions," read November 12, 2026
- Google Play Help, "Cancel, pause, or change a subscription on Google Play," read November 12, 2026
- YouTube Official Blog, "Our statement on Disney on YouTube TV," October 23, 2025, updated October 30 and November 14, 2025
- Engadget, "YouTube TV won't work with App Store subscriptions after March 13th," February 13, 2020
- Google search results for "how to cancel youtube tv," US English, read November 12, 2026
- Google Ads Keyword Planner, US, read November 12, 2026
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