Manage YouTube notifications

YouTube notifications let you know when there are new videos and updates from your favourite channels and other content. We'll send you notifications for channels that 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.

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

Subscribe to the YouTube viewers channel for the latest news, updates and tips.

Note: Notification settings may differ slightly by device and not every new upload will result in a notification to viewers.

Difference between notifications and Subscriptions feed

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

Notifications can tell you when there are new videos, share updates from your subscriptions and can also tell you about content that you might like. We'll send emails, personalised notifications on mobile or inbox notifications on your computer or mobile device. When you subscribe to a channel, you'll automatically get personalised notifications with highlights of activity.

Inbox notifications are arranged by time, with newer notifications at the top. Some notifications may be featured above newer ones in the 'Important' section, which features notifications that we think may be most relevant to you. Examples of important notifications can include a reply to your comment or when people share your videos.

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 content is set as Made for Kids. The notification bell will also be set to no notifications . You can't change this setting.

What the notification bells mean for channel subscriptions

 Personalised notifications (default)
 No notifications
 All notifications

If you subscribe to a video or channel that's set as Made for Kids, your bell setting will be set to no notifications  and will be greyed out

Before you start:

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

To change your YouTube app settings: 

1. At the top of your screen, tap your profile picture.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Notifications. 

To change your Android notification settings:

1. Open your Android settings app.
2. Tap the relevant notification settings option.
3. Find 'YouTube'.
    

Change notification settings

When you subscribe to a channel, you'll get notifications about its activity. All new videos will be in your Subscriptions feed. You can change your notification settings to let you know every time that a channel publishes content or turn notifications off completely. 

Get updates from a channel when you subscribe to it:

1. Go to the channel page or watch page.
2. If you're not subscribed, tap SUBSCRIBE. When you subscribe to a channel, you'll automatically get personalised notifications.
3. Next to 'Subscribe', tap the Notification bell .
4. Choose from All , Personalised  or None .
   • All  – You'll get notifications for any long-form uploads and live streams. You may also get some personalised notifications for Shorts, based on your subscriptions and watch history.
   • Personalised  – You'll get notifications for some regular uploads, Shorts and live streams. The definition of 'personalised' differs for each user. YouTube uses various signals to decide when to send you notifications. These signals include your watch history, how often you watch certain channels, how popular some videos are and how often you open notifications.
   • None  – You won't get any notifications from this channel.    

Check your notifications

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

Manage your notification settings across channels

1. Go to the Subscriptions tab .
2. At the top of the page, tap All.
3. At the top of the page, tap Manage.
4. Tap the Notification bell next to each channel to manage notifications.

Select the type of notifications that you want

1. At the top of your screen, tap your profile picture .
2. Tap Settings .
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Tap Turn on and follow the on-screen instructions.
5. Make sure that YouTube notifications are turned on in the settings app. 
   • Go to your device's Settings app.
   • Select Apps and notifications and tap Notifications.
   • Scroll down and tap YouTube.
   • Turn notifications On.
6. In the YouTube app, choose the notifications that you want:
   • Scheduled digest: Get notifications as a daily digest.
   • Subscriptions: Choose whether you want to get notifications from channels that you're subscribed to.
   • Channel settings: Manage the notification settings for each subscribed channel.
   • Recommended videos: Receive notifications about recommendations based on what you watch. The videos are not from channels that you are subscribed to.
   • Activity on my channel: Get notifications about comments and other activity on your channel or videos.
   • Activity on my comments: Get notifications about replies and responses to your comments. 
   • Mentions: Get told when others mention your channel.
   • Shared content: Get told when others share your content on their channels.
   • Product updates: Get told about new product updates and announcements.
   • Watch on TV: Get suggestions for videos to watch on TV.
   • Disable sounds and vibrations: Silence notifications during the hours that you specify.

Notifications for recommended content

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

1. Tap your profile picture .
2. Tap Settings .
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Turn Recommended videos on or off.

Turn off Android device notifications

1. Open the Android Settings app .
2. Tap Apps and notifications .
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Find and tap YouTube.
5. Turn on or off.

Note: The  will now show up on all YouTube channels that you're subscribed to as a way to indicate that you've turned off all notifications. 

Channel-owner notifications

To change video-level settings for video notifications to subscribers:

1. Navigate to YouTube Studio  Content   Videos.
2. Select the unlisted video Details SHOW MORE.
3. Scroll down to 'Licence'.
4. Select or remove Publish to subscriptions feed and notify subscribers for that specific video.

Manage your notifications in the Studio mobile app 

1.  Open the YouTube Studio app .
2. Tap your profile picture .
3. Tap Settings   Push notifications . 
4. Turn the notifications that you want on or off: Analytics, comments, achievements, policy and earn.