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Do I need a Google account to view a private YouTube video?
Private videos can only be seen by people who have been invited to view the video. Viewers need to be signed in to YouTube when trying to view the video. The viewer must be signed into the account that the video was shared with (a viewer can have more than one account).
What happens when you private a YouTube video?
When a video is locked as private, it won’t appear on your channel or in search results, and will be invisible to other users. Unlike user-selected private videos, you will not be able to change the video’s state until after you have successfully submitted the video for re-review.
Can private YouTube videos be searched?
One of the first privacy options YouTube offers is that of PRIVATE videos. Private videos will not appear in any search results, video recommendations, or the uploader’s video tab section, and subscribers to a channel won’t receive a notification when a private video is uploaded.
How can I Make my YouTube channel private?
Configuring a video’s privacy setting to Private makes it available only to you and other YouTube account holders of your choosing. To everyone else, the video will be invisible. Before you can share a private video, you need to link your YouTube channel to a Google Plus account.
A person does not have to have a Google account or any type of password to see unlisted videos, only the link, which means the people you share the video with will also be able to share it with whoever they like. To share an unlisted video, simply send its URL to anyone you want to watch it.
How do I Make my YouTube channel invisible to everyone?
To everyone else, the video will be invisible. Before you can share a private video, you need to link your YouTube channel to a Google Plus account. Once linked, simply type the names of your select viewers in the field below Privacy Settings or choose a Google Plus circle with which to share your video.
Can a private video be seen by someone else?
Private videos can only be seen by people who have been invited to view the video. Here are some possible reasons why you or somebody you’ve shared the video with aren’t able to see a private video: