YouTube Subscriptions Rarely Showing Up In Your Feed? Try This

We live in an age of instant gratification, so seemingly every app is competing for our attention using every trick it can. That includes YouTube, which offers the ability to subscribe to channels in order to see new content from a given creator on the platform's home page. However, YouTube has made a few changes recently that may keep you from reliably seeing your subscriptions in your personal feed. If that happens, there is a way to bring your subscribed channels front and center once more.

If you've been noticing that your subscriptions and the latest videos from channels you've subscribed to aren't appearing on the YouTube home page, it's not a glitch. YouTube has removed the subscriptions tab at the bottom of the mobile app and instead replaced it with a "Subs" button that now resides at the top. The Subs tab is near other tabs with various labels, such as Home, Music, and a plus button (+). Selecting the Subs tab will refresh your feed to show all of the latest videos from your subscriptions — however, it's not the easiest to find.

If you use the mobile app, the section with the Subs tab will vanish after a few seconds, leaving more room to show your feed. Scrolling up should reveal it once more so that you can select the Subs tab. Knowing this is one way to improve your YouTube recommendations, but there are a few other things you should be aware of after this recent change.

YouTube's new navigation bar has received some criticism, but if you know what to look for, you can still find your subscriptions. If you log into the YouTube app and no longer see your subscriptions on the main page, first ensure that you are logged in and have watch history enabled — otherwise, changes Google implemented in 2023 may simply show you a blank page. Assuming that's not the problem, you're likely experiencing issues with the 2026 redesign.

Given all of that, getting to your subscriptions is still fairly simple. Scroll to the top of the main page in the YouTube app and find the section that starts with a plus sign (+). Right next to this plus sign are options labeled "Home" and "Subs" — choose Subs and you'll be taken to a page that shows you a feed with all of your subscriptions in one place.

The Subs page shows you all of the channels you are subscribed to in a carousel at the top of the page and includes a feed of the most recent videos from those channels. You can find a specific channel by either swiping horizontally on the subscription icons at the top until you see the one you want, or by tapping All to bring up a full list of channels. You can also scroll down the main page until you find a video from a channel you wish to watch.

Another trick to get to your subscriptions on Android devices can be performed from your home screen or app drawer. Before opening YouTube, tap and hold the YouTube icon until the context menu appears. Tap Subscriptions here and the app will open directly to a page showing the channels you are subscribed to.

The plus sign (+) in the top bar — the one with the new Subs tab — offers a way to customize YouTube's home page, though it's currently only available if you're signed in, have watch and search history enabled, and are using the app in English in the United States. Selecting the plus sign will bring up a prompt where you can simply describe the types of videos you want to watch. Once you enter a description and tap the enter button (an up arrow), a new tab will appear at the top of the main feed next to the Subs tab. Selecting this tab will show a feed with videos YouTube recommends based on what you typed.

However, don't get confused here — there are actually two plus signs in the YouTube app. The one at the top is for creating a custom feed, but the larger plus sign inside a circle on the bottom of the screen is for uploading a new video. You can add three custom feed tabs with the free version or up to eight with a YouTube Premium subscription.

If you're using YouTube in a browser, you can select the Subscriptions tab on the left side of the screen in order to see the channels you've subscribed to easily. The main page may show some, but if you want to see content specifically for you, it's best to open the Subscriptions section so you can enjoy content from creators you follow.