YouTube is testing a fix for the most annoying thing about subscriber notifications – and I'm fully on board

• YouTube is testing a new feature that stops sending you notifications from channels you no longer watch
• The aim of the feature is to stop users from turning off push notifications altogether, instead adjusting certain alert settings for them.
• It could be a blessing for subscribers who are bombarded with unwanted notifications but not so much for YouTube creators

Clearing your YouTube notifications is a chore in itself, and it’s not the easiest, especially when you’re subscribed to channels that upload constantly - but YouTube is working on fixing that. In a new test, YouTube is turning off notifications from channels you no longer engage with, and the days of overwhelming push notifications are almost behind us.

YouTube made the announcement a few days ago, and it's aimed specifically at subscribers who have their notifications set to ‘All’, but don’t open these alerts ...