Manage YouTube notifications

YouTube notifications let you know when there are new videos and updates from your favorite channels and other content. We'll transport you notifications for channels y'all're subscribed to and may also ship notifications based on your interests. To change your notifications or turn them off completely, use the instructions below.

Notation: Notification settings may differ slightly by device.

Deviation between Notifications and Subscriptions Feed

Subscriptions feed, available on both mobile and a computer, will show all recently uploaded videos from your subscriptions.

Notifications tell you lot when there are new videos and updates from your subscriptions. We'll send emails, notifications on mobile, or inbox notifications on your computer. When y'all subscribe to a channel, you lot'll automatically get personalized notifications with highlights of action.

To go all notifications from a subscribed aqueduct, tap the Notification bong . The bell will then change to a ringing bong to point that you've selected all notifications.

You won't get notifications if a channel's audience is set equally fabricated for kids. The notification bell will also be set to no notifications . You won't be able to change this setting.

What the notification bells mean for aqueduct subscriptions

 Personalized notifications (Default)
 No notifications
 All notifications

If yous subscribe to a video or channel with an audience that's set up equally made for kids, your bell setting will automatically exist set to no notifications, and will be grayed out.

How to make sure you're getting YouTube notifications on your phone or tablet

Before you start: Make sure you're signed in to the right account. Your YouTube account settings can be found here:

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. At the elevation of your screen, click your contour motion picture.
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Click Notifications.

Get updates from specific channels

When you lot subscribe to a channel, you'll automatically get notifications with highlights of its activity and all new videos will be in your Subscriptions feed. You can alter your notification settings to let you know every time a channel publishes content or turn them off completely.

Get updates from a aqueduct when y'all subscribe to it:

  1. Go to the channel page or scout page.
  2. If yous're non subscribed, click Subscribe. When you subscribe to a aqueduct, you'll automatically get personalized notifications.
  3. Click the Notification bellto switch betwixt getting "All notifications" and "Personalized notifications."

If yous unsubscribe and so re-subscribe to a channel, your notification settings will be reset to personalized or no notifications. If yous'd similar to go a notification for every upload, make sure to turn on all notifications.

Bank check your notifications

You tin now check and get notifications on your computer.

  1. In whatsoever browser, open YouTube.
  2. At the elevation of the page, click the Notification bell  to check notifications.
  3. Select the notification you're interested in to view the video or comment.

You lot tin can also manage your notifications from your computer inbox.

  1. Next to the notification, click More .
  2. ClickHibernate this notification,Turn off all from <channel name>, or Turn offall [type of notification] updates.

Select the type of notifications y'all want

You can control what kind of notifications you lot get from YouTube and how you get them.

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Go to your notification settings.
  3. Under dissimilar sections on the folio, select the notifications you want:
    • Subscriptions: Notify you about activity from the channels you lot're subscribed to.
    • Recommended videos: Notify you of videos you might like based on what you watch.
    • Activeness on my channel: Notify you about comments and other action on your aqueduct or videos.
    • Activity on my comments: Notify yous when your comments get likes, pins, or <3s.
    • Replies to my comments: Get updates when someone replies to your comments.
    • Mentions: Notify you when others mention your aqueduct.
    • Shared content: Notify yous occasionally when your content is shared on other channels.
  4. Under "Email notifications," cull what types of email notifications you want to go.

Manage Google Chrome notifications

You can choose to get YouTube notifications when using Google Chrome browser. When you turn them on, y'all'll get pop-up notifications in your browser with updates from channels you subscribe to.

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Go to your notification settings.
  3. Under "Desktop notifications," click the button next to Chrome to plow notifications on or off.

If you don't accept the "Desktop notifications" choice, your Chrome browser notifications may be blocked. Unblock notifications with the instructions below.

  1. Click the padlock in the search bar of Chrome.
  2. ClickSite Settings.
  3. Go to "Notifications" under the "Permissions" section.
  4. Click the Down arrow, and selectPermit.

Difference between Notifications and Subscriptions Feed

Subscriptions feed, available on both mobile and a estimator, will show all recently uploaded videos from your subscriptions.

Notifications tell you when in that location are new videos and updates from your subscriptions. We'll transport emails, notifications on mobile, or inbox notifications on your estimator. When you subscribe to a channel, you'll automatically become personalized notifications with highlights of activity.

To become all notifications from a subscribed channel, tap the Notification bell . The bell volition so change to a ringing bell to indicate that you've selected all notifications.

You won't get notifications if a channel'southward audience is set as made for kids. The notification bong will as well be gear up to no notifications . Yous won't be able to change this setting.

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