How to Cancel Discovery+ in 2026
To cancel Discovery+, sign in at discoveryplus.com, open your profile menu, go to Subscription, and select Cancel. If you signed up through Apple, Google Play, Roku, or Amazon, cancel in that store instead. You keep access until the end of the billing period, and Discovery+ does not give partial refunds.
Short answer: Cancel where you pay. Billed by Discovery+ directly? Cancel on the website under Subscription. Billed through an app store or a bundle? Cancel there. Deleting the app does nothing.
Last updated: June 2026. Terms change, so confirm the current steps on Discovery+'s own help pages before you rely on this.
Where is the Discovery+ cancel button, really?
Here is the part that trips people up. Discovery+ has two completely separate places to cancel, and only one of them will work for you.
If you signed up on the Discovery+ website with a card, the cancel button lives under your profile menu, in Subscription. Simple.
But if you subscribed inside an app, on a Roku, or through Amazon, the Discovery+ website will not let you cancel. The billing runs through that other company. So the cancel switch is in Apple's Settings, or the Google Play app, or your Roku account, or Amazon. Log into the wrong one and you will click around forever looking for a button that is not there.
First step, always: figure out who charges you. Check the app or email receipt. If it says Apple, Google, Roku, or Amazon, go there. If the receipt is from Discovery+, use the website.
How do I cancel Discovery+ on the website (direct billing)?
Use this if Discovery+ charges your card directly.
- Go to discoveryplus.com and sign in on a browser. This is easier than the TV app.
- Click your profile icon in the top right. On a TV, open the Settings icon instead.
- Select Subscription.
- Choose Cancel (shown as Cancel Subscription).
- Confirm. Discovery+ may show a "stay" offer or a pause option before you finish. Keep clicking through until it is done.
- Watch for the confirmation email. No email means it did not go through. Repeat the steps.
You can start this on your phone's browser too. What you cannot do is cancel direct billing from inside the mobile app menu. The app sends you to sign in on the web.
How do I cancel Discovery+ billed through Apple (App Store)?
If your receipt comes from Apple, cancel in iOS, not on the Discovery+ site.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap your name at the top.
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Tap discovery+.
- Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.
On Apple TV, cancellations are handled in the Apple TV subscription settings. Apple will email you a confirmation.
How do I cancel Discovery+ on Google Play, Roku, or Amazon?
Google Play (Android): Open the Play Store app, tap your profile icon, then Payments and subscriptions, then Subscriptions, then discovery+, then Cancel subscription.
Roku: Sign in at my.roku.com/subscriptions, find discovery+, choose Manage subscription, and turn off auto-renew.
Amazon Appstore: Go to your Amazon subscriptions, find discovery+, and turn off auto-renewal. If you added it as a Prime Video Channel, open Prime Video, go to Your Channels, find discovery+, and choose Cancel Channel.
Samsung: Sign in at samsungcheckout.com, open Purchase History, then Subscriptions, find discovery+, and choose Unsubscribe.
Carriers and bundles (Verizon, Xfinity, DIRECTV, and similar): If Discovery+ is part of a bundle or added to a carrier bill, you cancel through that provider's account, not through Discovery+. Check your provider's subscription settings.
Do I keep access after I cancel, and is there a refund?
Yes, you keep watching. Discovery+ says you can continue streaming until your subscription expires at the end of the billing period. Cancelling just switches off the next renewal.
Refunds are the catch. Discovery+ does not refund the remaining days of a period you already paid for. So there is no reason to cancel early to "save" money on the current month. There is a reason to cancel before the next charge date, which is the whole point.
Find your renewal date in the same Subscription screen where you cancel, or on your last receipt. Cancel at least a day before that date to be safe. If Discovery+ bills you through an app store, the app store's timing rules apply, so give yourself a buffer.
The deadline that actually matters
Auto-renew charges on your renewal date whether you watched anything or not. If you cancel one day after that date, you are on the hook for the full next period. Set a reminder for a couple of days before renewal, cancel, and confirm the email landed. That is the difference between a clean exit and one more charge.
What if Discovery+ charges you again after you cancelled?
It happens. A cancellation that did not save, a charge from an app store you forgot about, or a bundle that kept billing. First, confirm the charge is real and that you truly cancelled in the right place (check for the confirmation email). Then contact Discovery+ or the app store that billed you and ask for a reversal.
If they refuse and you believe the charge was wrong, you can dispute the credit card charge with your bank. Read how to dispute a credit card charge first so you know what evidence to keep, and see what to do when a company will not refund you. Know the difference between a chargeback and a refund before you pick one.
Cancel it yourself, or hand it to Karen
You can absolutely do this in five minutes if you cancel in the right place. If you would rather not chase menus and retention screens, Karen can take it from here.
Ways to cancel Discovery+, compared
| Method | Effort | Speed | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery+ website (direct billing) | Low, a few clicks | Immediate, access to period end | Works if Discovery+ bills you |
| App store (Apple, Google, Roku, Amazon) | Low, but must find the right store | Immediate | Required if you subscribed there |
| Carrier or bundle provider | Medium, provider's own flow | Varies by provider | Required if it is bundled |
| Put Karen on it | You hand off the details | Karen works it for you | Karen handles the cancellation steps and any refund request on your behalf. Outcome is not guaranteed. |
Cancelling a streaming service is the easy end of this. If you are also cutting a Netflix, Hulu, or Spotify plan, the same rule holds: cancel where you pay. See the full list of cancellation guides for more.
Common questions
Can I cancel Discovery+ from the mobile app?
Not from the app's own menu if Discovery+ bills you directly. The app sends you to sign in on the web to cancel. If you subscribed through Apple or Google Play, you cancel in that store's subscription settings, not in the Discovery+ app.
Does deleting the Discovery+ app cancel my subscription?
No. Deleting the app does not cancel anything. You keep getting charged. You have to cancel through your account or the store that bills you.
Will I get a refund when I cancel Discovery+?
Discovery+ does not refund the unused part of a period you already paid for. You keep access until the end of the billing period, then it stops. Confirm the current refund terms on Discovery+'s help pages, since terms change.
Why can't I find the cancel button on the Discovery+ website?
Because you probably signed up through an app store or a bundle. The Discovery+ website only cancels subscriptions it bills directly. Check who charges you and cancel there.
When is the deadline to avoid the next charge?
Cancel before your renewal date. Find it in your Subscription screen or your last receipt, and cancel at least a day early. Cancelling after the renewal date means you pay for the next full period.
Discovery+ has two cancel doors and only one opens for you. Karen finds the right one and shuts it. Results vary and are not guaranteed.
Put Karen on it.