Manage YouTube notifications

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 you might like. We’ll send emails, personalized notifications on mobile, or inbox notifications on your computer or mobile device. When you subscribe to a channel, you’ll automatically get personalized 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 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 audience 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

 Personalized 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 grayed out.

When you subscribe to a channel, you'll get notifications with its activity. 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:

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 personalized notifications.
3. Next to Subscribe, tap the Notification bell .
4. Choose from All , Personalized , or None .
   • All —You’ll get notifications for any long-form uploads and live streams. You may also get some personalized notifications for Shorts based on your subscriptions and watch history.
   • Personalized —You’ll get notifications for some regular uploads, Shorts, and live streams. The definition of "personalized" differs by 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.

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

1. At the bottom of your screen, tap your profile picture .
2. Tap Settings .
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Choose the notifications you want:
   • Scheduled digest: Get notifications as a daily digest.
   • Subscriptions: Choose whether you want to get notifications from channels you’re subscribed to.
   • Channel settings: Manage notification settings for each subscribed channel.
   • Recommended videos: Get notifications about recommendations based on what you watch. Videos are not from channels you are subscribed to.
   • Recommended ways to create: Get notifications with recommended trends and ways to create.
   • Activity on my channel: Get notifications about comments and other activity on your channel or videos.
   • Replies to my comments: Get notifications about activity on my comments and posts on other channels.
   • 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.
   • Promotional content and offerings: Get notifications about promotional content and offerings, like members-only perks.
   • Watch on TV: Get suggestions for videos to watch on TV.
   • Disable sounds & vibrations: Silence notifications during the hours you specify.

You may occasionally get Recommended video notifications for videos 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.

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

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