Guest mode lets others use YouTube on your TV or game console while signed out. For example, if signing in with your phone doesn’t work, try signing in with your remote. You can also connect your device to your smart TV and use your phone or tablet as a remote. If you’re using a file format that’s not listed above, use this troubleshooter to learn how to convert your file.

Use different accounts on your Smart TV or game console

If you do not currently meet the higher eligibility criteria of YPP you may still see ads being served on your content. According to our Terms of Service, YouTube retains the right to serve ads on all content on the platform. Changes to your video privacy settings or deletion of video might impact the status of your application. Our team will review your channel as a whole to check whether your channel meets our YouTube channel monetization policies.

• If you’re not in one of the available countries/regions, there are no changes to the YouTube Partner Program for you.
• Any actions taken while signed out in guest mode won’t affect your account’s recommendations.
• Keep in mind that Copyright check results aren’t final.
• Only channels that follow our YouTube channel monetization policies may be able to monetize.
• Once done, you’ll see In Progress in the Get Reviewed step, which means we have your application!
• Likeness detection does a one-time scan of your video for enrolled creators’ faces that may have been altered or AI-generated.

These two dates can be different if you uploaded your video as private or unlisted, and made it public later. For the best experience, don’t add black bars to the sides of your vertical video. When you upload a video, the video file is imported to YouTube.

Switch between signed in Google Accounts on your smart TV or game console

Keep in mind that any public watch hours from Shorts views in the Shorts Feed don’t count towards the 4,000 public watch hours threshold. If you don’t meet the requirements yet, keep working to make original content and build your audience. As the YouTube Partner Program continues to grow, it’s important to maintain a healthy, active ecosystem of channels.

How to Sign In to YouTube on Your TV

We use the phone number to send you a verification code. Using phone numbers to verify identity is one way to protect our community and combat abuse. To access advanced features, you must first complete phone verification. We’ll send a verification code by text or voice call to that phone number. To verify your channel, you’ll be asked to enter a phone number.

How you can become eligible

Keep in mind that any public watch hours from Shorts views in the Shorts Feed won’t count towards the 4,000 public watch hours threshold. Once you understand what you need to join, your channel can become eligible for YPP with either Shorts or long-form video. Learn more about the features, eligibility criteria, and application details in this article. If you’re not in one of the available countries/regions, there are no changes to the YouTube Partner Program for you. The expanded YouTube Partner Program is available to eligible creators in these countries/regions.

YouTube can also personalize video recommendations based on the videos you’ve watched and your subscriptions. Some older, unused YouTube channels (created before May 2009) might not be part of a Google Account. To sign in, enter the email address you used for those products.

• I used to like the classic spelling nameMay/name more but I’ve learned to love nameMae/name now.
• If you’re using a track with a Creative Commons license, you must credit the artist in your video’s description.
• nameMae/name does look pretty but like @naomi13 said, they’d just end up correcting people all of the time!
• If you’re not eligible yet, select Get notified in the Earn area of YouTube Studio.
• Use the instructions below to upload your videos from a computer or mobile device.
• When you upload and publish your video, YouTube will figure out the best way to display the content.

Your YouTube earnings and tax liability

You may not be sure which format to save your video as or you may get an “invalid file format” error message when you’re uploading. Audio files can only be uploaded as extra languages for your video. If you’re in the YouTube Partner Program, you can monetize videos with music and sound effects from the Audio Library. Keep in mind that if your video uses music with a Creative Commons license, the attribution info is still required in your video’s description. If you’re using a track with a Creative Commons license, you must credit the artist in your video’s description.
Check back in the Earn section of YouTube Studio anytime to see the status of your application. If you’d like us to notify you when you’re eligible, select Get notified in the Earn area of YouTube Studio. When you upload and publish your video, YouTube will figure out the best way to display the content.
YouTube doesn’t have a tool to upload audio files, but you can try other video editing software. You can’t upload audio files to create a YouTube video. If you’re 18 or older, your default video privacy setting is set to public. These checks will not restrict your video’s visibility, but your video may be removed later if it violates our policies.
Keep in mind that we constantly review channels to make sure golazzo your content is in line with our policies. I prefer nameMay/name as it’s the traditional spelling and it invokes the month for me, which reminds me of flowers, fresh cut grass, spring BBQ’s, bonfires – that kind of thing. These channels may need to be added to a Google Account before they can be used. You can control your cast session from your phone with the account signed in on your phone. Members of your household can add their own accounts, and guests can use YouTube signed out (guest mode). Once you’re signed in, you can find your way around the YouTube app on your smart TV or game console.