Subscribe to channels

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You tin subscribe to channels you similar to see more content from those channels. You tin can find a Subscribe button nether any YouTube video or on a channel's page. Once you subscribe to a channel, any new videos information technology publishes will show upward in your Subscriptions feed.

You lot may besides start getting notifications when a aqueduct you subscribe to publishes new content. By default, we'll only ship you the highlights from the channel. Acquire how to manage your notifications.

Getting started | How to subscribe to a YouTube channel and why

Subscribe to a channel

  1. Open the YouTube app or go to k.youtube.com.
  2. Sign in to YouTube.
  3. If you're on the Home tab:
    • Below the video whose channel you lot want to subscribe to, tap the channel icon.
    • Tap Subscribe.
  4. If you're watching a video whose channel you want to subscribe to:
    • Below the video, tap Subscribe.

Once you lot subscribe to a channel, you'll run into a list of recommended channels on your screen. These are based on related channels that you're not already subscribed to. You can e'er view a channel's content before subscribing.

When you'll get notifications

When you subscribe to a channel we'll automatically but ship you notifications about the highlights from that channel. You tin opt to become a notification every time the channel publishes content past changing your notification settings.

Notation that if you unsubscribe and then re-subscribe to a aqueduct, your notification settings will exist reset.

Annotation: You lot won't get notifications if a channel's audience is set as made for kids.

Unsubscribe to a channel

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Get to a video whose aqueduct you want to unsubscribe to.
  3. Under the video player, tap Subscribed and then  Unsubscribe.
  4. At the lesser of the screen, you'll get a notification confirming you've unsubscribed.

Manage your subscriptions

Find channels to subscribe to

YouTube surfaces videos and channels we think y'all'll like on the Home tab  and after you spotter a video. We recommend these videos based on what y'all've watched and what is trending.

If you don't like what nosotros recommend, you tin permit us know that you're non interested.

  • Scan by category: If you want to see channels about a particular subject, go to Scan channels to meet popular channels across dissimilar categories.
  • Do a search: Endeavour searching your interests on YouTube. You can then use a filter on your search results to evidence channels relevant to what you searched.

See your subscriptions

When yous subscribe to a channel, you'll see new videos in your Subscriptions tab . The Home tab  as well shows videos from your subscriptions, along with recommendations for channels or videos that you may be interested in.

To go to your Subscriptions, follow these instructions:

  1. Open up the YouTube app.
  2. Sign in to YouTube.
  3. Tap the Subscriptions tab .

Y'all can see a list of your channels by tapping All, and filter your results using the drop-downwardly arrow at the top.

When a channel you subscribe to has new content, yous'll see a dot next to the aqueduct proper name. If a channel yous subscribe to is live streaming content, you'll meet the word "Live" side by side to the channel proper name.

Troubleshoot a problem with your subscriptions

Subscription limits

If you see an error bulletin that says "Too many subscriptions," you've reached your subscription limit. You can only subscribe to 75 channels per 24-hour interval.

In full general, you can subscribe to a maximum of 2,000 channels. Yet, your subscription limit grows as your YouTube channel does — information technology's tied to the number of subscribers your channel has or how long your account has existed, so your exact limits may change over fourth dimension.

We recommend capping your account to five,000 aqueduct subscriptions to make sure the subscriptions feed and aqueduct list give the all-time feel.

Third-party extensions subscribing you to channels without your permission

If you come across notifications for videos and channels that y'all didn't subscribe to, or content that y'all unsubscribed from, information technology might exist due to a browser extension subscribing you without your permission. Learn more than virtually how to control browser extensions.

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

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

You won't get notifications if a channel'southward audition is prepare as made for kids. The notification bong will also be set to no notifications . You won't be able to modify this setting.

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