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How to receive alerts when a YouTube channel uploads a new video

We live in an age of information overload, and YouTube is certainly no exception. With hundreds of videos uploaded to the video sharing site every minute, the things that matter to you can get lost in the shuffle.

Even if you're subscribed to a channel, you might miss it when a new video is uploaded. With YouTube notifications, you can make sure you never miss a video from your favorite channels.

YouTube notifications are very easy to set up for individual channels. Navigate to the channel of your choice and in the top right corner, next to the number of subscribers, you should see a button with a small bell. By clicking this, you can enable notifications for that channel.

How to receive alerts when a YouTube channel uploads a new video

You can also turn on notifications in your YouTube subscription manager. You'll also find a link that allows you to manage how you receive those notifications, with a choice between email and mobile notifications.

To manage how you receive notifications, click Manage Settings and scroll down to Channel Subscriptions . From the dropdown menu, you can choose email only, push only, or both.

How to receive alerts when a YouTube channel uploads a new video

You can also access this page by clicking the gear icon, going to YouTube Settings> Notifications .

Unfortunately, there's no way to see which channels you've turned notifications on. If you change your mind, you'll have to go back to that channel to turn off notifications.

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