YouTube Premium Still Showing Ads: How to Fix It
You pay for YouTube Premium but you're still seeing ads.
What exactly is happening?
Try these in order
- Check you're signed in to the Premium account. Sign out and back in, and look for the YouTube Premium logo (YouTube Help).
- Confirm your membership is active. Visit youtube.com/paid_memberships to check it hasn't expired (YouTube Help).
- Check you have Premium, not Music Premium. YouTube Music Premium only removes ads from music. You need YouTube Premium for ad-free videos (YouTube Help).
- Sign in on every device. On a smart TV, sign in to the right account. When casting, sign in on both the TV and your phone (YouTube Help).
- Check Premium works in your country. Premium benefits only work where YouTube Premium is available (YouTube Help).
- Know what isn't an ad. Creators' own sponsorships, promotional links, and info cards can still appear — they aren't YouTube ads (YouTube Help).
Still stuck? If real ads keep appearing, contact YouTube support with the ad type, where you saw it, a video link, and roughly when (YouTube Help).
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