How to sign out of YouTube

Quit YouTube while listening to music

Sign out of YouTube Premium

Log out of YouTube

Log out of YouTube is a procedure that allows you to log out of your account on the famous Google video sharing and viewing platform. Before explaining how to succeed in your intent, however, it will be useful to know that after logging out of your account you can continue to watch all the videos available on the Google platform, but you will not be able to post comments, send private messages and give an opinion. positive or negative to videos, as well as, of course, uploading new content. All clear? Well then let's move on!

Exit YouTube Android

To exit YouTube on your smartphone or tablet equipped with Android, start the app of the famous Google video sharing service, tap on yours photo in alto a destra (or sull'icona dell 'little man if you haven't customized your Google account) and choose the option Change account.

Alternatively, if a YouTube channel is associated with your account, after pressing on yours photo, fai tap sull'icona della freccia rivolta verse il basso located next to your channel name. After that, on the screen Account, pigia sul pulsating Logout And that's it.

If you don't see the entry LogoutI agreed to drawer (the screen where there are the icons of all the apps installed on the device) and tap on the icon rotella d'ingranaggio per accesre alle Settings Android, then select the options App and notification e App and tap on the item YouTube. Therefore, press on the option Memory e premi sui pulsnti Clear cache e Clear data.

Now, start the YouTube app again, tap yours photo, select the option Change account e pulsing sul pulsating Logout to exit YouTube.

Exit YouTube iPhone

If, on the other hand, you are wondering how exit YouTube on iPhone, take your device, start the application in question by tapping on its icon (the symbol ▶ ︎ white on a red background) on the home screen and tap on your photo located at the top right (or on the icon of thelittle man if you haven't customized your Google account).

In the new screen that appears, select the item Change account and, in section Account, choose the item Use YouTube without authentication to log out of your account.

Exit YouTube from your computer

quit YouTube from your computer, linked to the main YouTube page, click on yours photo in alto a destra (or sull'icona dell 'little man if you haven't added a profile picture) and choose the item Logout give the menu to compare.

If, on the other hand, you want to log out of YouTube to access another account, after clicking on yours photo, select the option Change account and click on the entry Add account, then enter your login details in the fields Email or phone number e Password e pulsing sul pulsating Log in to complete the switch between accounts.

Alternatively, you should know that you can also log out of YouTube by logging out of your Google account. In that case, linked to the main Google page, click on yours photo in alto a destra e pigia sul pulsating Logout: by doing so, all Google services to which the account is associated will be logged out, including YouTube.

Quit YouTube while listening to music

If you are wondering if it is possible exit YouTube while listening to music, the answer is yes, as long as you have an active subscription to YouTube Music o YouTube Premium: by doing so, you can not only watch videos and / or listen to music without advertisements, but also download songs for offline listening and continue playing in the background when you exit the YouTube app (YouTube Music allows you to do it only for music videos, YouTube Premium for all videos, it also offers access to YouTube “originals” content).

If you have activated the free trial of YouTube Music or YouTube Premium or have signed up for a subscription, all you have to do to exit YouTube listening to music is to locate the song or playlist of your interest, press the ▶ ︎ button to start playback and exit from YouTube, locking your phone screen, accessing the home screen of your device or switching to another application.

Don't have an active subscription yet? in this case, take your smartphone, start the YouTube application by pressing on its icon (the symbol ▶ ︎ white on a red background) and press on the little man icon at the top right, then select yours Google account visible on the screen Account or tap on the item Add account to log in by entering your details in the fields Email address and telephone number e Enter your password.

After logging into your account, tap yours photo at the top right, choose the option Switch to YouTube Premium from the menu that appears and presses the button Try it for free to activate the one month free trial. If, on the other hand, you have already used the free trial in the past, tap yours photo, select the voice  Paid subscriptions and, in the new screen that appears, tap on the option Further information relating to the subscription of your interest between YouTube Premium (15,99 euros / month) e YouTube Music (12,99 euros / month).

Fatta la tua scelta, pigia sul pulsating Switch to YouTube Premium o Passa a YouTube Music and, if you have a device equipped with Android, inseerisci i tuoi dati nei campi Your name, Address, Postal Code, City e Province e fai tap sul pulsating Continue, then choose a payment method from credit or debit card e PayPal e pulsing sul pulsating Buy Now. If, on the other hand, you have a iPhone or  iPad, confirm your intention via Touch ID, Face ID or Apple ID password entry (payment will be via iTunes).

To learn more, you can read my guide on how to skip advertising on YouTube. If, on the other hand, you are looking for an alternative way to listen to music on YouTube while doing other things on your phone, read my tutorial on how to listen to YouTube in the background.

Sign out of YouTube Premium

If by quitting YouTube you mean like sign out of YouTube Premium, you should know that the latter is nothing more than a subscription service which, as I mentioned in the previous paragraphs, allows you to take advantage of additional features compared to the "normal" version of YouTube. To exit, therefore, all you have to do is deactivate the automatic renewal of your subscription.

To deactivate YouTube Premium from your device equipped with Android, launch the YouTube or YouTube Music application (if you have activated YouTube Music Premium), tap on yours photo and, from the menu that appears, select the item Paid subscriptions. Now, press the button Manage present accanto alla voce YouTube Premium, select the option apri placed next to the browser installed on your device and enter your Google account data in the appropriate fields. In the new screen displayed, press the button Unsubscribe and confirm your intention by choosing the option Yes, Cancel.

If, on the other hand, you have a iPhone or iPad, fai tap sull'icona della rotella d'ingranaggio per accesre alle Settings of iOS, presses on yours name, select the option iTunes Store and App Store, your prize Apple ID and tap on the item View Apple ID. Hence the options Subscriptions e YouTube Premium e fai tap sull'opzione Unsubscribe to deactivate the automatic renewal of the subscription.

If you prefer to log out of YouTube Premium from a computer, connect to the YouTube main page or the YouTube Music website (if you have activated YouTube Music Premium), log in to your account (if you have not already done so), click on your photo at the top right and choose the option Paid subscriptions. In the new open page, press the button Unsubscribe related to YouTube Premium o Youtube Music Premium e pigia sui pulsnti NEXT e Yes, Cancel to confirm your intention.

How to sign out of YouTube