Pause your Google Fi service

You can pause your service for a short period of time. This includes services, like:

• Call
• Text
• Data

Important: Settings and features may vary by device.

1. Open the Google Fi app .
   
2. If you’re the group plan owner or manager, tap the member whose service you want to pause.
   • If you’re not the group plan owner or manager, you can skip this step.
     
3. Scroll to “Actions.”
4. Tap Pause service.
   
5. Review the effects of a service pause.
   • When service is paused:
     • Number retention: You keep your number.
     • Service access: You can’t have access to domestic talk, text, data, or international services.
     • Hotspot use: You can’t use your data for mobile hotspots or tethering.
     • Data-only SIMs: Your data-only SIMs are paused.
     • Charges: You're still charged for Device Protection and financing.
6. Tap Pause service.
   
7. You receive a notification that service is paused. To resume service at any time, tap Resume service.
   

Tips:

• Service automatically turns back on after 3 months.
• If you’re a member and not the owner, when your cellular data service is paused or resumed, you get an email and a notification.
• If you're in the military, you can pause your service for up to 39 months.
  • To start a military pause, you need to contact a Google Fi expert. You need to prepare the details of your deployment.

Go back to the Google Fi Learning Center.