Best YouTube Account Setting 2024

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Welcome to the globe of YouTube, where videos come live and links thrive! Ready to take command of your YouTube experience? In this guide, we’ll breeze through handling your account settings, from privacy tweaks to personalized advice. Consider it as your backstage pass to a fluffier and tailored journey on YouTube.

In this article, we will take a look at:

How to Access YouTube Account Settings

Step 1: Open YouTube

Open YouTube on your Desktop by going through youtube.com and logging into your account.

Open YouTube on your Desktop by going through youtube.com

Open YouTube

Step 2: Click on your Profile

After opening YouTube on your Desktop click on your profile icon found on the top-right corner of the interface.

YouTube on your Desktop click on your profile icon

Click on your Profile

Step 2: Go to the Settings

After clicking on your profile choose “Settings” from the drop-down menu that occurs, it will take you to YouTube Settings where you can handle everything about your account.

your profile choose “Settings” from the drop-down menu

Go to the Settings

Step 4: Manage Account Settings

Now in this step hit on your Channel name to move further in YouTube Settings.

Channel name to move further in YouTube Settings

Account Settings Reached >> Manage Account Settings

How to Manage Google Account Settings

Step 1: Click on your Profile and Select “Google Account”

Open Google YouTube and visit your profile by clicking on it and choosing “Google Account” from the menu.

Open Google YouTube and visit your profile by clicking on it and choosing “Google Account” from the menu.

Step 2: Manage Personal Profile

In this tab, you can handle your profile on Google YouTube.

handle your profile on Google YouTube.

handle Personal Info

Step 4: Check Data & Privacy Settings

Conduct a Data and Privacy checkup to confirm whether all the privacies are maintained or not.

Conduct a Data and Privacy checkup to confirm whether all the privacies are maintained or not.

Manage Data & Privacy Settings

Step 4: Manage Security

Click on the Security tab to review security tips and make your account safe.

Click on the Security tab to review security tips and make your account safe.

Manage Security Settings

How to Adjust Your Channel Settings

Step 1: Click on Profile and Select YouTube Studio

Open YouTube on your Desktop and click on your profile found at the top-right corner of the interface, then choose “YouTube Studio” from the menu that emerges.

 choose YouTube Studio

Click on Profile and Choose YouTube Studio

Step 2: Select “Settings”

To manage more settings of your channel hit the “Settings” button current on the bottom-left corner of the interface. This will unlock a dialog box on the screen containing all the basic and refined settings of your YouTube Channel.

To manage more settings of your channel hit the “Settings” button current on the bottom-left corner of the interface.

Click on “Settings”

Step 3: Manage Currency

In the General tab, you can organize your currency given by YouTube when your channel reaches monetized and you reach the number of subscribers requested by YouTube to earn.

you can organize your currency given by YouTube when your channel reaches monetized

Manage Currency

Step 4: Choose your Country and Add Keywords

The Channel tab and the Basic Info section include your country name and keywords to be entered, so you can just select your country by clicking on the Country of Residence” and you can add the keyword in the box provided under the Country name.

clicking on the “Country of Residence” and you can add the keyword in the box provided under the Country name.

Select your Country >> Add Keyword

Step 5: Click “Manage Permission” Tab and Manage Permissions

You can also handle permissions on YouTube by going through the Permissions tab and hitting on the “Manage Permissions” button or if you like to move the permission you can go with the “Move Permissions” button.

hitting on the “Manage Permissions” button or if you like to move the permission you can go with the “Move Permissions” button.

Manage Permission >> Move Permissions

Access YouTube Account Privacy Settings

Step 1: Click on your Profile and Select “Settings”

Go to YouTube and go to Settings by clicking on your profile and choosing “Settings” from the menu.

Go to YouTube and go to Settings by clicking on your profile and choosing “Settings” from the menu.

Click on your Profile and Choose “Settings”

Step 2: Select the Privacy Tab and Manage Subscription

After coming to the YouTube Settings choose the Privacy tab and organize the subscription to personal by switching the toggle to on or off.

The YouTube Settings choose the Privacy tab and organize the subscription to personal by switching the toggle to on or off.

Select Privacy Tab >> Manage Subscription Toggle

How to Delete or Move Account Under Advanced Settings

Step 1: Go to Settings

Open YouTube and move to the YouTube Settings by clicking on your profile and choosing “Settings” from the menu.

Open YouTube and move to the YouTube Settings by clicking on your profile and choosing “Settings” from the menu.

Go to Settings

Step 2: Click on Advanced Settings and Delete or Move your Channel

After coming to the YouTube Settings click on the “Advanced Settings” tab and employ Deleting or Moving your channel.

After coming to the YouTube Settings click on the “Advanced Settings” tab and employ Deleting or Moving your channel.

Click on “Advanced Settings” >> Delete or Move your Channel

Step 3: Enter your Password

Enter your account password to comprehend that it’s you and continue your operation.

Enter your account password to comprehend that it’s you and continue your operation.

Enter your Password

How To Configure YouTube Advanced Settings

Step 1: Click on your Profile and Select YouTube Studio

Open YouTube click on your profile to open the menu and choose “YouTube Studio” from the menu.

Open YouTube click on your profile to open the menu and choose “YouTube Studio” from the menu.

Click on your Profile and choose YouTube Studio

Step 2: Click on “Settings”

Now click on the Settings button found on the bottom-left side of the interface.

Now click on the Settings button found on the bottom-left side of the interface.

Click on Settings

Step 3: Choose the “Channel” Tab and Click on “Advanced Settings”

After hitting on the Settings button a dialog box will emerge on the screen, from it choose the Channel tab and click on Advanced Settings to handle it.

After hitting on the Settings button a dialog box will emerge on the screen, from it choose the Channel tab and click on Advanced Settings to handle it.

Choose Channel Tab >> Click on Advanced Settings

Benefits Of YouTube Advanced Settings

  • Visibility:- Operating Advanced Setting you can handle your channel’s visibility that your subscriber’s count will be personal or not.
  • Monetize:- Advanced Settings include Monetization settings which are the major element for working on YouTube and you can turn on or off the monetization utilizing YouTube Advanced Settings.
  • Promotion:- For Promotion advanced setting plays an essential role as it maintains many elements such as Custom Thumbnail, Optimize Metadata, and branding, etc.
  • Marketing:- Advanced Settings helps in maintaining Search Engine Optimization which plays a vital role in Advanced Settings

How To Manage Your YouTube Account Settings on Mobile

Step 1: Open the Google YouTube Mobile App

To open YouTube on your Mobile phone, navigate to the YouTube icon and give it a click.

To open YouTube on your Mobile phone, navigate to the YouTube icon and give it a click.

Open YouTube Mobile App

Step 2: Go to your Profile and Click on “View Channel”

After opening your Mobile app click on your profile and hit the “View Channel” button next to your profile.

After opening your Mobile app click on your profile and hit the “View Channel” button next to your profile.

Visit to your Profile and Click on “View Channel”

Step 3: Click on “Pencil Icon”

Now on the next page search for the “Pencil” Icon and click on it to customize the channel.

Now on the next page search for the “Pencil” Icon and click on it to customize the channel.

Click on “Pencil Icon”

Step 4: Manage Profile Picture

The page that emerges on the screen will have the profile details and you can also edit it, to edit your profile click on the camera icon present on the profile and then click on the Pencil icon present next to your name to revise your name.

edit your profile click on the camera icon present on the profile and then click on the Pencil icon present next to your name to revise your name.

Manage Profile Picture >> Click on Name to Edit

Step 5: Enter your Name and Click “Save”

Now you can change the name and after changing your name click on the “Save” button.

Now you can change the name and after changing your name click on the “Save” button.

Enter name >> Click “Save”

Step 6: Mange UserHandle

Adjust your handle if you like to modify enter the name and click “Save”.

Adjust your handle if you like to modify enter the name and click “Save”.

Enter User Handle >> click “Save”

Step 7: Add Description

Click on the “Pencil” Icon next to the Description box to add the explanation of your channel.

Click on the “Pencil” Icon next to the Description box to add the explanation of your channel.

Click on the “Pencil” Icon

Step 8: Add Channel Description and Click on “Save”

Now add your preferred explanation to be added and click on the “Save” button.

Now add your preferred explanation to be added and click on the “Save” button.

Add Explanation >> Click “Save”

Step 9: Go to Settings, and Select “General” Settings”

To order more settings in your channel go to the settings and click on the “General” tab to edit unrestricted settings.

To order more settings in your channel go to the settings and click on the “General” tab to edit unrestricted settings.

Select “General”

Step 10: Manage General Settings

Here you can handle the appearance of your YouTube, Location, App language many other settings of YouTube.

Here you can handle the appearance of your YouTube, Location, App language many other settings of YouTube.

Manage General settings

Step 11: Select the Auto-Play tab

Now to handle the autoplay of your videos go to the Auto-Play tab in settings by clicking on it.

Now to handle the autoplay of your videos go to the Auto-Play tab in settings by clicking on it.

Select “Auto Play”

Step 12: Turn On Toggle

To turn on the autoplay of your videos turn on the toggle button that appear in the Tab.

To turn on the autoplay of your videos turn on the toggle button that appear in the Tab.

Turn on Auto Play

Step 13: Select “Video Quality Preference”

Choose the video Quality choices tab to select your desired quality on videos.

Choose the video Quality choices tab to select your desired quality on videos.

Choose “Video Quality Preference”

Step 14: Select Quality

You can choose the quality chosen on Data and Wifi and also you can choose the quality style such as Higher Picture Quality, Auto, and Data Saver.

You can choose the quality chosen on Data and Wifi and also you can choose the quality style such as Higher Picture Quality, Auto, and Data Saver.

Manage Picture grade Settings

Conclusion

Controlling your YouTube Account Settings manages your account in a way, that you can go through the Settings of YouTube to handle the account settings. All you have to do is open your Google YouTube and go to the YouTube Settings of your account there you can control the Privacy and Advanced Settings. To customize your channel settings click on your channel name and hit on the “Customize Channel” button to move further. After coming to the Channel Customization handle the basic settings of your channel such as Name, handle, characterization, etc, also you can control the settings such as the Currency, Permissions, and other essential settings.

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Eram Naim, with 4 years of experience in content marketing and 2 years in digital marketing, currently serves as the Co-Founder and COO of Digitaltreed.com. In addition to his role as COO, he also functions as the Sales & Marketing Manager and Editor, showcasing his versatility and expertise across multiple domains within the company.