Too many YouTube notifications? Set the bell right

Quick answer

Every ping is an invitation to open YouTube. A few minutes setting the bell saves you a lot of those.

What 125x is: 125x is a web app at 125x.app. You connect your YouTube subscriptions, and it gives you a feed of the latest videos from the channels you follow, each with a summary: a verdict, the 5 key takeaways, and the spoiler, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips. You read that and decide what's actually worth opening.

Open 125x

What the bell settings mean

All: long-form uploads and live streams, plus maybe some Shorts (YouTube Help).
Personalized, the default: some uploads, Shorts and live streams, picked using signals like your watch history and how often you open notifications.
None: no notifications from that channel.

Change them

Per channel: tap the bell next to Subscribed and choose.
All at once on mobile: open Subs, tap All, then set each channel's bell.
Turn off YouTube notifications in your phone's settings to silence it entirely.

A simple setup

All for the 2 to 4 channels you never miss.
None for everyone else.
Check new videos at one set time instead.

How 125x fits

New videos from all your subscriptions still show in the 125x feed with a summary each, so turning the bells to None doesn't mean missing anything.

FAQ: questions people ask

What does Personalized mean on YouTube notifications?

You get some uploads, Shorts and live streams chosen with signals like your watch history and how often you open notifications.

How do I stop YouTube notifications from one channel?

Tap the bell next to Subscribed and choose None.

Will I still see videos if notifications are off?

Yes. New uploads still appear in your Subscriptions feed.