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How to cancel SiriusXM
SiriusXM's help page says the cancel steps depend on who bills you. The first job is finding out who that is, and SiriusXM suggests checking your bank or card statement.
Official instructions: SiriusXM Help: Manage or Cancel Service
Billed directly by SiriusXM (car trial, phone, siriusxm.com, mail)
- Go to the Subscriptions tab in SiriusXM's Online Account Center (care.siriusxm.com).
- Or use SiriusXM's online chat with an agent, or call 866-635-8641 (the number on SiriusXM's help page).
- Write down the date, time and any confirmation number. If you chat, save the transcript.
Billed by Apple, Google Play, Roku or T-Mobile
- Apple (iPhone app purchase): cancel in your Apple Account subscriptions. See our Apple subscriptions guide.
- Google Play (Android or Android TV): cancel in Google Play subscriptions.
- Roku: SiriusXM says to cancel at my.roku.com under Manage your subscriptions. You can't cancel inside the SiriusXM app.
- T-Mobile-billed: remove the SiriusXM add-on in your T-Mobile account (Manage add-ons).
Before you cancel
- For app-store billing, SiriusXM warns that if you don't cancel more than 24 hours before your renewal date, your subscription might renew.
- Uninstalling the SiriusXM app does not cancel your subscription, according to SiriusXM.
- After cancelling through an app store, SiriusXM says your subscription stops at the end of the current billing cycle.
Why it can feel hard to leave
Most people meet SiriusXM through a trial that came with a car, not a decision made at a checkout. A subscription you never actively chose is easy to forget, and easy to keep paying for.
Billing can sit with any of several providers, so the cancel button may live somewhere other than the app you use. The FTC's general advice applies: follow the company's own instructions, keep a record of your request and notes of any calls, then check your statements afterwards.
The psychology: the trial you never chose
Some subscriptions come with the product, like a trial bundled with a car. You never weighed the price because you never made a purchase. When the trial converts to paid, the default effect takes over: doing nothing keeps it running (Thaler & Sunstein, 2008), and no single month feels big enough to act on.
Your defense: whenever a trial arrives "free with" something else, put its end date in your calendar that day and decide on purpose before it converts.
If you’re still being charged
The FTC’s advice: keep a copy of your cancellation request and notes about any calls, then watch your statements. If a company keeps charging you after you cancelled, dispute the charge with your credit or debit card company, and report the problem at ReportFraud.ftc.gov or to your state attorney general.
Common questions
Can I cancel SiriusXM online?
Yes, for direct-billed subscriptions. SiriusXM's help page says to use the Subscriptions tab in its Online Account Center, or chat with an agent, or call 866-635-8641.
Does deleting the SiriusXM app cancel my subscription?
No. SiriusXM says uninstalling the app will not cancel your subscription.
When should I cancel SiriusXM to avoid another charge?
For subscriptions billed through Apple or Google Play, SiriusXM says to cancel more than 24 hours before your renewal date, or it might renew.
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Sources
- SiriusXM Help: Manage or Cancel Servicehttps://www.siriusxm.com/help/manage-or-cancel-service
- FTC Consumer Advice: Getting In and Out of Free Trials, Auto-Renewals, and Negative Option Subscriptionshttps://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/getting-and-out-free-trials-auto-renewals-and-negative-option-subscriptions
Last checked against the sources above: October 17, 2026. Details can change, so always confirm on the official page before you act.
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