Manage YouTube notifications

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

Notation: Notification settings may differ slightly by device.

Difference between Notifications and Subscriptions Feed

Subscriptions feed, available on both mobile and a calculator, will bear witness any recently uploaded videos from your subscriptions.

Notifications tell you lot when in that location are new videos and updates from your subscriptions. We'll send emails, personalized notifications on mobile, or inbox notifications on your reckoner. When yous subscribe to a aqueduct, y'all'll automatically get personalized notifications with highlights of activeness.

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

You won't go notifications if a channel's audition is set every bit made for kids. The notification bell will too be set to no notifications . You tin can't change this setting.

What the notification bells mean for channel subscriptions

 Personalized notifications (Default)
 No notifications
 All notifications

If you subscribe to a video or channel that's fix equally made for kids, your bell setting will exist set to no notifications, and will be grayed out.

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

Earlier you start:

  • Make sure to check your YouTube app and Android notification settings.
  • Brand sure you're signed in to the right account.

To change YouTube app settings:

  1. At the top of your screen, tap your profile moving-picture show.
  2. TapSettings.
  3. Tap Notifications.

To alter your Android notification settings:

  1. Open up your Android Settings app.
  2. Tap the relevant notification settings pick.
  3. Notice "YouTube".

Change notification settings

Check your notifications

Tap the Notification bong  at the top of your screen to find updates from channels you're subscribed to and other content.

Manage your notification settings across channels

Select the type of notifications you want

Notifications for Recommended Content

Yous may occasionally get Recommended video notifications for videos you might like, even if you're not subscribed to the aqueduct. To turn these notifications on or off, follow the instructions below.

  1. Tap your contour moving-picture show.
  2. Tap Settings .
  3. TapNotifications.
  4. TurnRecommended videos on or off.

Turn off Android device notifications

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