How can this dormant channel of only 22 subscribers get access to the community tab when YouTube says you need 500 subscribers?
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I polled my subscribers by asking them, do you have access to the community tab If your channel is under 500 subscribers?
70% said yes.
SUP Chick only has 316 subscribers.
Alhapra only has 330 subscribers.
The lady in Espresso only has 342 subscribers
Jito1 one only has 34 subscribers.
What’s going on?
Let’s take a look at the alternative requirements to get access to the community tab without 500 subscribers. YouTube says, for the community tab to be available, you need 500 subscribers or enable access to advanced features on your channel.
Here’s a chart showing the features available for standard, intermediate and advanced options.
As you can see, under advanced options you get access to the community posts. add a clickable external link to description. You can apply for monetization so long as you meet the eligibility requirements. Embed live streams and content Id appeal.
With the intermediate option you can make longer videos, live stream on desktop and upload custom thumbnails. For the standard option, like when you first get started on YouTube, you can upload videos with a limited daily limit if you have no verification and create playlists.
Keep in mind, you need to enable advanced features to enable community posts.
Let’s go to my small channel of 22 subscribers to enable advanced features,
– Click on settings in YouTube studio.
– Click on channel.
– Click on feature eligibility.
As you can see, standard features have been enabled. I’ve got video uploads, playlist creation, add collaborators to playlists, add new videos to existing playlists, and my channel is free of active community guideline strikes.
Now, that’s done.
Intermediate features have also been enabled, which means that I’ve verified my phone number so I can upload videos longer than 15 minutes, Upload custom thumbnails and do live streaming.
So that’s done.
Now it shows I’m eligible for advanced features, but it hasn’t been enabled.
– So if I click, the dropdown says I’ll be able to create more live streams daily, upload more videos daily, create more shorts, daily. Embed live streams, have external links in the video descriptions, appeal content ID claims, and eligible to apply for monetization.
– Monetization has an asterisk next to it, which means that it needs additional requirements.
As I mentioned previously, if you enable advanced features, you get access to the community tab.
Under requirements, it says, to get advanced features you need intermediate features enabled, which I’ve done, and just one of these.
- I can do video verification, which means I simply look at your phone’s camera, follow the prompts, look up and down to get quick access to advanced features.
After two months of channel activity and following our community guidelines, you’ll establish channel history and we’ll automatically delete your video.
- Valid ID. Take a photo of your valid id, like a passport or driver’s license to get quick access to advanced features
- Channel history. Keep growing your channel and following our community guidelines to build your channel history. For most creators, this usually takes up to two months. If you used your ID or video verification to access advanced features we’ll delete it from your Google account.
Keep in mind your channel may have got automatic access to the community tab if you’ve accumulated enough channel history, even if it’s under 500 subscribers. If so, you’ll see a notification inside YouTube studio.
So which one of these three options is the easiest?
Click access features. It says, choose how to access advanced features. This one time verification gets you the features to take your channel to the next level and helps us to keep the YouTube community safer for everyone.
Video verification, approval time. usually up to one day. Use your valid id…approval time up to one day, Build channel history… approval time usually takes up to two months. I’m going to use the first option, use video verification because that seems to be the easiest.
Approval time is only one day, and we’ll help you create a 30 second video of yourself looking into your phone’s camera. Alternatively, I could use my phone to take a photo of the government issued ID like a passport or driver’s license. I select video verification.
- Click next.
- Get email to start verification on your phone.
- Google is sending the verification link to my email address.
- Open on your phone and start your verification using your phone’s camera.
- We sent you an email.
- Check your email for verification link.
- Tap on gmail.
- Use video verification to get advanced YouTube features.
- A one time video verification will give you access to advanced YouTube features.
- We’ll help you create a 30 second video of yourself looking into your phone’s camera.
- For a successful video, we recommend recording and in a well lit, (which I have) location with a wifi connection, which I have.
- Tap start verification.
- Use my Google account.
- Tap next.
- Gotta enter my password.
- Face id.
- Now I’ve gotta do two step verification.
- Open the YouTube app.
- Okay, it says, open the YouTube app on your phone and tap yes to verify it’s you.
- Open the YouTube app. Yes, it’s me.
- Agree to video verification.
- Tap the check mark.
- Allow Google to use your video to help develop and improve It’s face matching.
- Tap. I agree.
- Hold your phone at eye level in front of your face.
- Make sure nothing covers your eyes, nose, or mouth, such as sunglasses, fabric, or a hat. I guess I got to take my hat off.
- Tap. Next.
- Follow your dot with my eyes
- Uploading your video.
- Thanks for submitting your video verification.
Google now needs to review your video. Usually it takes up to 24 hours. Once your video verification is approved, you’ll immediately able to use advanced YouTube features.
You can check the status of your request or delete your video in your Google account. If you delete your video, you won’t be able to use advanced features. You need to build your YouTube channel history or try ID to video verification again to get access to its features.
All I have to do now is wait 24 hours for Google to review my video.
What if your video verification was denied?
If your video verification was denied, you’ll receive this email…”your video verification was unsuccessful. You have one more opportunity to try again now to get advanced YouTube features.”
Verification by phone
So I could record a video again or take a photo of my id. This time I’m gonna take a photo of my id. So I’m gonna click get email to start verification on your phone.
YouTube says we sent you an email, so I’m gonna check it out.
Here’s an email. Herman, use your ID for YouTube features. A one time ID verification will give you access to advanced YouTube features. This extra step helps limit spammers and maintain a safer community for everyone. We’ll help you submit a photo of your id.
- Start verification.
- Confirm your date of birth,
- use your phones camera,
- take a photo of your id.
- Your ID must clearly show your date of birth.
- Tap next.
- Tap, allow.
- Tap, submit.
- It says your ID is in review.
- Thanks for submitting your id. Google now needs to review.
Your ID may take up to 24 hours. Once your ID is approved, you’ll immediately be able to use advanced YouTube features. All right, that’s what I want. You can check the status of your request or delete your ID in your Google account.
When I go to this address and look under identity document, I see that my ID has been verified. If you delete your id, you won’t be able to use Advanced YouTube features.
You need to build a YouTube channel history or try ID or video verification again, to get access to these features.
I’m gonna check back in 24 hours to see if I have access to the community tab for my small channel of 22 subscribers.
When I checked the feature eligibility status in YouTube Studio. It says that my ID
verification is still under review.
What’s going on?
I checked back the next day and it says, advanced features have been enabled. When I checked with YouTube, they said it would take up to week to get the Community tab feature. You’ll see the community tab added to the top of the YouTube channel homepage.
Team YouTube on Twitter says, “we’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to know when you’ll get access to the community tab, over the next several weeks channels with access to advanced features will begin to have access to the community tab.
Here’s a link to the help article.
Keep in mind, it can take up to a week to see the community tab after reaching 500 subscribers on your channel, or it can take 48 hours after you’ve gained access to the advanced features.
If you want to know how to post a poll, image or video on your community tab, watch this video on the screen right now on how to make community posts on YouTube desktop or mobile.
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