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How to Cancel Pandora Premium — Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

Pricing reminder

You're paying $4.99/month (Pandora Plus — ad-free radio), $9.99/month (Pandora Premium — on-demand listening), or $14.99/month (Pandora Premium Family — up to 6 accounts).

Cancel on Web (pandora.com)

1
Sign in at pandora.com.
2
Click your profile (top-right) > Settings > Subscription.
3
Click Cancel Subscription.
4
Confirm. Premium features remain until your billing period ends.

Cancel on iPhone (Apple-billed)

1
Open Settings > your name > Subscriptions.
2
Tap Pandora.
3
Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.

Cancel on Android (Google Play-billed)

1
Open Google Play > profile > Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions.
2
Tap Pandora > Cancel subscription.
3
Confirm.

What happens after cancellation

Stations, thumbs-up history, and personalization data are preserved.
Offline downloads stop working immediately at period end.
Ad-free listening reverts to ad-supported.
On-demand playback (Premium feature) drops back to station-only listening.

Will I lose my data, playlists, or history?

Pandora (SiriusXM) retains your account, stations, thumbs-up data, and listening preferences indefinitely. The personalization algorithm survives cancellation — your stations behave the same when you resubscribe. Account deletion is via [email protected].

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1Will my Pandora stations and thumbs-up history survive cancellation?

Yes. Your stations, thumbed songs, and listening data persist. When you resubscribe, your personalization is exactly as you left it.

Q2Should I downgrade from Premium to Plus instead of cancelling?

If you mainly listened to radio stations (not on-demand), yes — Plus at $4.99/mo gives you ad-free, offline radio at half the Premium price. Premium ($9.99) is only worth it if you actively use the search-and-play feature for specific songs.

Q3What's the best Pandora alternative for radio-style listening?

Spotify Radio (free with ads, $11.99 ad-free) covers similar functionality. Apple Music Radio (free Apple Music Radio, $10.99 Apple Music for full features) has stations too. SiriusXM is owned by the same company as Pandora and has overlapping radio features.

Q4Is Pandora's free tier worth using after cancelling?

Pandora's free tier shows audio and visual ads, has limited skips (6/hour per station), and forces you to listen to lower-quality streams. Workable but interruptive — if you don't want ads, Spotify Free is generally better.

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