YouTube is testing new system for reducing notifications from infrequently watched channels

On YouTube, users can set the notification setting to ALL which makes sure they stay up to date with all the ongoing activities from their preferred channels via push notifications.

However, this becomes annoying when you don't watch a channel anymore but keep receiving alerts about it.

At present, the only option is to unsubscribe from them but if there are a lot of channels you've subscribed to in the past, YouTube's reported in-development system may offer a relief.

According to Google, viewers who haven't engaged with a channel recently but still have received push notifications will not experience the same anymore during this experiment.

While they will still be available via the notification inbox in the YouTube app, they will not receive push notifications from the channel.

This experiment will not affect the YouTube channels that viewers actively engage with, nor channels that upload infrequently.

As per Google, instead of unsubscribing to channel notifications individually or adjusting their preferences, users simply opt for disabling notifications entirely at the app level.

While this does put a stop to the unwanted alerts, it also makes it impossible for creators to reach out to their viewers outside the app.

The company says its experiment is aimed at finding a solution to this issue without having to disable app notifications entirely.

However, it is still in the test phase and not widely available to all YouTube users. Only those part of the experiment group will be able to experience the latest change.