How to Cancel Telegram Premium in 2026 (All 3 Billing Methods)

Telegram Premium costs $4.99/month and the cancellation process depends entirely on how you subscribed. There are three possible billing methods — and each has a different cancellation path. Here's every method.

Why Cancellation Depends on Your Billing Method

Telegram offers three ways to subscribe to Premium:

• Apple App Store — if you subscribed on iPhone/iPad
• Google Play Store — if you subscribed on Android
• Telegram's own billing — if you used Telegram Stars or their Fragment platform

You can't cancel through Telegram's settings if Apple or Google handles billing. You have to go through the store that charged you.

Method 1: Cancel via Apple (iPhone/iPad)

1. Open Settings on your iPhone
2. Tap your Apple ID (your name at the top)
3. Tap Subscriptions
4. Find Telegram Premium and tap it
5. Tap Cancel Subscription

Pro tip: You can also text "CANCEL" to Apple Support via iMessage for subscription cancellations — faster than navigating settings on older iOS versions.

Method 2: Cancel via Google Play (Android)

1. Open the Google Play Store app
2. Tap your profile icon (top right)
3. Go to Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions
4. Find Telegram and tap it
5. Tap Cancel subscription

You can also cancel at play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions from any browser.

Method 3: Cancel via Telegram Directly

If you subscribed using Telegram Stars or Fragment:

1. Open Telegram → Settings
2. Tap My Premium
3. Tap Manage Subscription
4. Turn off auto-renewal or tap Cancel

Not Sure How You Subscribed?

Check your email for receipts from Apple, Google, or Telegram. You can also:

• Check Apple subscriptions at Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions
• Check Google subscriptions at play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions
• If neither shows Telegram, you subscribed directly through Telegram

What You Lose When You Cancel

• 4GB file uploads — drops back to 2GB limit
• Doubled limits — channels, folders, pinned chats all reduce
• Premium stickers and emoji — no longer accessible
• Voice-to-text — the real-time transcription feature goes away
• No ads — sponsored messages return in large channels
• Profile customization — animated profile photos, premium badges removed

Your messages, chats, and media stay intact. Premium is purely about extra features — losing it doesn't delete anything.

Is Telegram Premium Worth Keeping?

At $4.99/month ($59.88/year), Telegram Premium is one of the cheaper messaging upgrades. Whether it's worth it depends on your usage:

• Keep it if: You send large files regularly, follow 100+ channels, or use voice-to-text daily
• Cancel if: You mainly use Telegram for 1-on-1 chats — free Telegram is already feature-rich compared to most messaging apps

Can You Get a Refund?

Telegram itself doesn't process refunds. You need to request through your payment provider:

• Apple: reportaproblem.apple.com — within 14 days
• Google: Google Play → Order history → Report a problem — within 48 hours (longer for some)
• Fragment/Stars: Contact Telegram support via @SpamBot or in-app support chat