Subscribe to channels

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You can subscribe to channels you lot similar to see more than content from those channels. Y'all tin observe a Subscribe push button under any YouTube video or on a aqueduct's page. Once you lot subscribe to a channel, any new videos information technology publishes will show upwardly in your Subscriptions feed.

You may too first getting notifications when a channel you subscribe to publishes new content. Past default, we'll only send you the highlights from the channel. Larn how to manage your notifications.

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

Subscribe to a aqueduct

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

Once you subscribe to a aqueduct, yous'll encounter 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 earlier subscribing.

When y'all'll get notifications

When you subscribe to a channel we'll automatically only send yous notifications well-nigh the highlights from that channel. You can opt to get a notification every fourth dimension the channel publishes content by irresolute your notification settings.

Note that if you unsubscribe and so re-subscribe to a channel, your notification settings will be reset.

Note: Y'all won't get notifications if a channel'due south audience is set as made for kids.

Unsubscribe to a channel

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

Manage your subscriptions

Find channels to subscribe to

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

If you lot don't like what we recommend, you can permit us know that you lot're not interested.

  • Browse past category: If you lot want to see channels nigh a particular subject, go to Browse channels to see popular channels beyond dissimilar categories.
  • Practice a search: Attempt searching your interests on YouTube. Y'all can then use a filter on your search results to show channels relevant to what you lot searched.

See your subscriptions

When you subscribe to a channel, you lot'll encounter new videos in your Subscriptions tab . The Habitation tab  also shows videos from your subscriptions, forth with recommendations for channels or videos that you may exist interested in.

To go to your Subscriptions, follow these instructions:

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

You tin see a list of your channels past borer All, and filter your results using the drop-down arrow at the top.

When a channel you subscribe to has new content, y'all'll encounter a dot next to the channel name. If a channel you subscribe to is alive streaming content, you'll see the word "Live" next to the aqueduct name.

Troubleshoot a trouble with your subscriptions

Subscription limits

If you see an mistake bulletin that says "Too many subscriptions," you've reached your subscription limit. You tin simply subscribe to 75 channels per day.

In general, you can subscribe to a maximum of 2,000 channels. Nonetheless, your subscription limit grows as your YouTube channel does — it's tied to the number of subscribers your channel has or how long your account has existed, and then your verbal limits may modify over time.

We recommend capping your account to 5,000 channel subscriptions to make sure the subscriptions feed and channel list requite the all-time experience.

Third-party extensions subscribing you to channels without your permission

If you see notifications for videos and channels that y'all didn't subscribe to, or content that y'all unsubscribed from, it might be due to a browser extension subscribing you without your permission. Acquire more well-nigh how to control browser extensions.

Difference betwixt Notifications and Subscriptions Feed

Subscriptions feed, available on both mobile and a computer, will evidence 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 estimator. When you subscribe to a channel, you'll automatically become personalized notifications with highlights of activity.

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

Y'all won't get notifications if a channel'due south audience is gear up as made for kids. The notification bell will likewise be set to no notifications . You won't be able to alter this setting.

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