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 you're subscribed to and may also send
notifications based on your interests. To change your notifications or turn them off completely, use the
instructions below.

Note: Notification settings may differ slightly by device.

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Difference 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 when there are new videos and updates from your subscriptions. We’ll send emails,
notifications on mobile, or inbox notifications on your computer. When you subscribe to a channel, you’ll
automatically get personalized notifications with highlights of activity.

To get all notifications from a subscribed channel, tap the Notification bell . The bell will then change to
a ringing bell to indicate that you've selected all notifications.

You won't get notifications if a channel's audience is set as made for kids. Additionally, The notification
bell will be set to no notifications . You won’t be able to 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 with an audience that’s set as made for kids, your bell setting will
automatically be set to no notifications , and will be grayed out.

Computer AndroidiPhone & iPad

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

Sign in to YouTube.

At the top of your screen, click your profile picture.

Click Settings.

Click Notifications.

Get updates from specific channels

When you 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 change your notification settings to let you
know every time a channel publishes content or turn them off completely.

Get updates from a channel when you subscribe to it:

Go to the channel page or watch page.

If you're not subscribed, click Subscribe. When you subscribe to a channel, you’ll automatically get
personalized notifications.

Click the Notification bell to switch between getting “All notifications” and “Personalized notifications.”

All notifications - You’ll get notifications for all long-form uploads and live streams. You may also get
some personalized notifications for Shorts based on your subscriptions and watch history.

Personalized notifications - You’ll get notifications for some uploads, Shorts, and live streams. The
definition of "personalized" differs by user.YouTube uses various signals to decide when to send you
notifications. This info includes your watch history, how often you watch certain channels, how popular
some videos are, and how often you open notifications.

If you unsubscribe and then re-subscribe to a channel, your notification settings will be reset to
personalized or no notifications. If you'd like to get a notification for every upload, make sure to turn on
all notifications.

Check your notifications

You can now check and get notifications on your computer.

In any browser, open YouTube.

At the top of the page, click the Notification bell to check notifications.

Select the notification you're interested in to view the video or comment.

You can also manage your notifications from your computer inbox.

Next to the notification, click More .

Click Hide this notification, Turn off all from <channel name>, or Turn off all [type of notification]
updates.

Select the type of notifications you want

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

Sign in to YouTube.

Go to your notification settings.

Under different sections on the page, select the notifications you want:

Subscriptions: Notify you about activity from the channels you’re subscribed to.

Recommended videos: Notify you of videos you might like based on what you watch.

Activity on my channel: Notify you about comments and other activity on your channel or videos.

Activity on my comments: Notify you 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 channel.

Shared content: Notify you occasionally when your content is shared on other channels.

Under “Email notifications,” choose what types of email notifications you want to get.
Manage Google Chrome notifications

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

Sign in to YouTube.

Go to your notification settings.

Under “Desktop notifications," click the button next to Chrome to turn notifications on or off.

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

Click the padlock in the search bar of Chrome.

Click Site Settings.

Go to "Notifications" under the "Permissions" section.

Click the Down arrow, and select Allow.

Difference 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 when there are new videos and updates from your subscriptions. We’ll send emails,
notifications on mobile, or inbox notifications on your computer. When you subscribe to a channel, you’ll
automatically get personalized notifications with highlights of activity.

To get all notifications from a subscribed channel, tap the Notification bell . The bell will then change to
a ringing bell to indicate that you've selected all notifications.

You won't get notifications if a channel's audience is set as made for kids. Additionally, The notification
bell will be set to no notifications . You won’t be able to change this setting.
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