[Solved] How to Cancel Pandora Subscription Without Losing Your Playlists

Ever since peaking with 80+ million users around 2016, Pandora has been in decline and currently sits around 46 million active users, including 5.9 million paid subscribers.

And yes, the number of paid users is also dwindling. Is it because of better alterantives? Maybe it’s the price hikes – although all streaming services have been increasing their prices, if we’re honest…

Anyway, we’re not here to discsus why people are leaving Pandora, we’re here to explain how it’s done and focus on a few topics you should consider if you’re thinking about jumping ship. This is how to cancel Pandora.

• How to Cancel Pandora Subscription: Fastest Solution
• Pandora Subscription Levels Briefly Explained
• Cancel Pandora on Desktop or Laptop
• How to Cancel Pandora on iPhone
• How to Cancel Pandora Subscription on Android
• Other Ways to Cancel Pandora
• How to Delete Pandora Account
• How to Keep Your Playlists After Canceling or Deleting Pandora
• Things to Know Before and After Canceling Pandora
• Summary

How to Cancel Pandora Subscription: Fastest Solution

The fastest way to cancel Pandora is to log in to your Pandora account through your web browser (desktop or mobile), click your profile image in the upper-right corner, select “Settings“, choose “Subscription“, click “Switch Plan” next to your current plan, then go to “Cancel Subsription“, and verify your decision (you will need to enter your Pandora password to verify). You’ll receive a confirmation message and that’s it, your Pandora subscription will end with the current billing cycle.

Pandora Subscription Levels Briefly Explained

Before we explain how to cancel Pandora Premium or Plus plans, let’s take a minute to cover the options available to you. We’re doing this because maybe a Plan switch is what you’re after and not a full-on cancelation.

• • Pandora Free ($0): Pandora is one of the very few streaming services these days that offer a free plan (not a free trial, a full-on forever-free plan). Still, it comes with limitations, including limited access, not entirely unlimited skips, plus obligatory ads.
• • Pandora Plus ($4.99/month): This tier is also interesting because few streaming platforms offer subscription plans around 5 bucks these days. While it’s also limited, it does remove ads, with unlimited skips or replays, and offline listening for up to 4 stations.
• • Pandora Premium ($11.99/month): The classic Pandora subscription. You get everything, you can search and play all songs, make playlists, download music – all with zero ads.
• • Pandora Premium Family ($17.99/month): This is essentially a bundle of six Pandora Premium accounts for a single family. Each member gets a personalized experience but under one subscription.

The company also offers a Student plan for $5.99 and a Military subscription for $8.99 each month. Both of these options are the standard Pandora Premium plans but with a discount for students and military.

Cancel Pandora on Desktop or Laptop (Best for Most Users)

The classic way to cancel Pandora is to go through the official site. It only takes a minute. It’s easier than canceling Deezer, for example, where you have to confirm your decision way too many times. Pandora lets you go without the annoying extra prompts.

Note that the same steps apply whether you’re wondering how to cancel Pandora Plus or Premium plans (or Family, or Student…). While these are different subscriptions, the steps are the same. That said, this is how to cancel Pandora.

1. 1. Go to Pandora.com and log in (if you’re not already logged in).
2. 2. Click your profile avatar in the top-right corner.
3. 3. Select “Settings“.

1. 4. Go to “Subscription“.

1. 5. Click “Switch Plan” next to your current Pandora plan.

1. 6. Click “Cancel Subscription”.

1. 7. Enter your password and verify by clicking “Yes, cancel my subscription“.

1. 8. You will receive a message confirming the cancelation (Pandora will also send you an email).

How to Cancel Pandora Subscription on iPhone

First of all, the steps for canceling Pandora on desktop we just discussed apply to mobile users too – iOS or Android, doesn’t matter. But, iPhone users can do it through their phone settings, too (and Android users can take the Google Play route, more on that later).

So, this is how to cancel your Pandora subscription on iPhone or any iOS device using the Settings app.

1. 1. Open the Settings app (the cogwheel icon).
2. 2. Tap your name (Apple ID).

1. 3. Select “Subscriptions“.

1. 4. Select Pandora.

1. 5. Tap “Cancel Subscription“.

1. 6. Verify your decision when prompted.

Note that you can also access the Subscriptions page through the App Store. Just open the App Store, tap your profile avatar in the upper-right corner, and click the top field with your name and email.

How to Cancel Pandora Subscription on Android

Android users have the option for cancel their Pandora subscriptions using the Google Play Store. Provided you’re logged in to your Google Play profile, these are the steps to follow.

1. 1. Open your Google Play App and tap the menu button on the top-left side.

1. 2. Select “Subscriptions“.

1. 3. Tap your Pandora subscription from the list.

1. 4. Select “Cancel subscription“.

1. 5. Verify your decision when prompted, and that’s a wrap.

Other Ways to Cancel Pandora (Roku, Best Buy, Amazon)

Interestingly enough, there are even more ways to cancel Pandora. You might have activated your Pandora plan using Best Buy, Amazon, or Roku. Let’s briefly cover each option.

• • To cancel Pandora on Roku: Go to the Roku website, open your account, select the option to manage your subscriptions, select Pandora under “Active Subscriptions”, and hit the cancel button. On your Roku streaming device, press the Home button on Roku remote, select the Pandora app, press the Star button, and then go to “Manage subscription” and “Turn off auto-renew”.
• • To cancel Pandora on Best Buy: Log in to your Best Buy account, head over to “Plans and Subscriptions”, select Pandora and hit the cancel button.
• • To cancel Pandora via Amazon: Go to “Apps” on your Kindle, select “Store” and then “My Subscriptions”. Select Pandora and switch the auto-renewal off.

But wait, there’s even more! If you have a Pandora subscription through your mobile carier, you will need to get in touch with them directly and request cancelation. We think that covers all options.

How to Delete Pandora Account

This is another thing we want to briefly cover. Some users want to go beyond canceling their Pandora subsciptions – they want to delete their accounts permanently.

Now, if you followed our steps on how to cancel Pandora and did it, you ended up with a Pandora Free subscription that’s still active and doesn’t cost you anything. It has all the limitations we discussed (ads, limited skips – that stuff), but it’s there.

To delete a Pandora account permanently, the steps are pretty similar.

1. 1. Go to Pandora.com and log in if you’re not already signed in.
2. 2. Click your profile image in the upper-right corner and select “Settings“.

1. 3. Scroll down and click “Delete Pandora account“.

1. 4. Verify your decision by clicking “Yes, Delete Account“.

There’s another option you might have noticed here along the way. On the Settings page, before the “Delete Pandora account” button, there’s an option to make your profile Private. For some it’s a good solution if they want to still have access to Pandora Free but stay invisible to other users.

How to Keep Your Playlists After Canceling or Deleting Pandora

Finally, this is where we step in! Now, in our line of business, we’ve encountered plenty of people who keep postponing leaving their streaming services because they don’t want to leave their playlists behind.

Well, you can do it in a few clicks using Tune My Music. Our service allows you to share, transfer, backup and sync playlists across multiple streaming services. And yes, this is where the Transfer feature comes in. It doesn’t cost anything as long as you’re transferring up to 500 songs.

1. 1. Visit Tune My Music and click “Let’s start” to open the Transfer page. Create an account if needed.
2. 2. Select Pandora as the source and log in.

1. 3. Select the playlists or individual songs to transfer. Continue.
2. 4. Set the destination streaming service.
3. 5. Initiate the transfer.

Things to Know Before and After Canceling Pandora

If your decision to cancel Pandora subscription is final, there are a few thing you should know to make the process smoother. This will answer some of the most common questions people have about leaving Pandora, while dropping a few tips for moving on from the service.

• • You Will Lose Your Playlists, But Not Permanently: As verified by a Pandora Support representative, canceling your paid Pandora account means losing access to your on-demand music collection and all the playlists you made (that includies the My Thumbs Up playlists). However, all that data will be stored by Pandora and you will regain access if you ever re-activate your paid subscription.
• • You Will Have Access to Premium (or Plus) Features Until the End of Billing Cycle: It’s good to check when your current payment cycle ends first – you can see it on the Settings page. We say that because no matter when you cancel your Pandora Premium or Plus subscription, you will have access to Premium or Plus features until the end of the payment cycle. That gives you time to prepare for your new musical home.
• • You Will Always Have Your Pandora Radio Collection: Even when you downgrade to Pandora Free, you will have access to Stations, Thumbprint Radio, plus all of your Thumb content – that’s as long as you don’t full-on delete your Pandora account, of course.
• • If You Return, You Will Have to Re-Download Your Offline Content: Now, while Pandora saves all your playlists and on-demand music in case you return, any content you downloaded for offline listening will be permanently deleted from your device. The only option to regain access if you reactivate your Pandora subsciption is to re-download the content.
• • Know Where You’re Headed Next: Consider which streaming service you’ll want to move on to. We made comparisons of Spotify Vs Pandora and Amazon Music Vs Pandora, maybe you’ll find them useful.
• • Don’t Forget to Take Your Playlists With You (Or at Least Back Them Up): Like we said, canceling your Pandora subscription ends your Pandora playlists (unless you re-subscribe, that is). Sure, you can replicate your playlists from scratch but that’s such a hassle. The fastest way is to use Tune My Music and transfer your Pandora playlists anywhere or make backups for starters.

How to Cancel My Pandora Subscription: Fast Summary

So, we just covered many ways on how to cancel a Pandora subscription on over half a dozen devices.

The conclusion is that the easiest option for canceling Pandora is to log in to your Pandora profile on the official site, access “Settings” after clicking your profile image in the top-right menu, then going to “Subscription”, “Switch Plan”, and clicking “Cancel Subscription”.

The steps are easy and we would probably rate this process a 1/5 on the difficulty scale. Check out our blog for more helpful content. Have a good one!