How to Pause YouTube Premium Subscription

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Published on March 8, 2022 4:30:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzU46gW5Gow

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In this video I'll show you how to pause your YouTube Premium subscription.

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Introduction: 0:00
Steps to Pause YouTube Premium Subscription: 0:30
Conclusion: 2:19

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Video Transcript:
YouTube Premium is a great feature that lets you watch videos ad-free on YouTube, play videos in the background, and more. Thankfully, if you like the service but either don't feel like you'll be getting your money's worth out of it, or if you need to put things on hold to save a few bucks, YouTube makes it possible to pause your YouTube Premium subscription rather than cancelling it.

Now let's walk through the steps to pause your YouTube Premium subscription.

Step 1. Either navigate to www.YouTube.com and then login to your YouTube account, or launch the YouTube app on your iPhone, iPad or Android device. I'll show images from the YouTube website, but the steps to do this on the YouTube mobile app will be virtually the same.

Step 2. Click your YouTube profile icon at the top of the screen to open a menu, and then click "Purchases and Memberships" in this menu. You'll see a list of your purchases and memberships associated with your YouTube account.

Step 3. Navigate to the memberships section, and then find your YouTube Premium subscription. Click "Manage Membership" associated with your YouTube Premium subscription. The YouTube Premium section will expand.

Step 4. Click "Deactivate." A window is shown letting you know that rather than cancelling, you can pause your YouTube Premium subscription. Click "Pause Instead."

Step 5. The next window lets you set your pause duration. Adjust the slider to set how long you want to pause your YouTube Premium subscription. You'll see the date your YouTube Premium membership will be paused, and you'll be informed that while your membership is paused YouTube will retain all of your downloads and music playlists. You'll also be notified that you can resume your subscription at any time.

Step 6. Click "Pause Membership." As of that date your YouTube Premium membership will be paused. You can resume your membership at any time by viewing your YouTube subscriptions, expanding your YouTube Premium membership, and then clicking "Resume."