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Update February 2019: Y ouTube is removing all remaining Google+-related features   Update January 2017: with the final switch to the new Google+ web design, it's no longer possible to insert a YouTube video with the instructions here. You can share from the YouTube video watch page, or copy and paste the YouTube video link in a new post. --- It's easy to share a video from your YouTube channel on Google+. Simply choose the "Video" sharing option, switch to "Your YouTube videos" and select an upload from the list. Sounds straightforward, right? Unfortunately it sometimes doesn't work as expected:  your channel's video uploads may not be listed there - or worse, the videos from the wrong channel are displayed.  To fix that, you need to set the default channel for 3rd party applications your YouTube account . Read on for more detailed instructions.

Has Gmail suddenly started sending messages using your YouTube username, rather than your personal or business name? If you recently created a Google+ Profile from your YouTube channel, that is likely the cause. And fortunately there is a fix! You have a couple of options: Change the "Sent from" name in your Gmail account Change your Google+ Profile name back to your real name Delete your Google+ Profile entirely

Update: consumer Google+ is shutting down April 2, 2019. This will not affect your YouTube channel. Update February 2017: YouTube is now independent of Google+, and these instructions are obsolete. Please see the current post: Create a YouTube Channel for your Business, Brand or Show Update June 2014: learn how to use YouTube and Google+ for your business or brand without a Google+ Profile . -------------------- If you would like to create a new YouTube channel that uses the name of your business, organization, band, gaming nick, show or brand, you have several options: • Create a YouTube channel unlinked from Google+ that instead uses a YouTube username • Create a YouTube channel linked to your existing Google+ Page • Create a YouTube channel and new Google+ Page at the same time The option that's best depends not only on what you want your YouTube channel to be called, but also how you want your business or brand to be represented on Google+. When you creat

Update: consumer Google+ is shutting down April 2, 2019. This will not affect your YouTube channel. Update October 2016: YouTube channel creation is now completely independent of Google+, and these instructions are obsolete. Please see the current post: Create a YouTube Channel for your Business, Brand or Show Update   November 2015, as long as you use your Google account name ( aboutme.google.com ) you can create a new channel without a Google+ Profile .  Update June 2014: Learn how to use YouTube and Google+ without a Google+ Profile Update January 2014: It is no longer possible to create a new YouTube channel that you can disconnect from Google+.  Contact YouTube support for help with Google+ issues. ----------------------- If you would like to create a new YouTube channel for your business, organization, or show, and you don't want to use your real name identity on YouTube, you may want to create a channel that is unlinked from Google+. Why create a YouTube

Coca-Cola uses their G+ Page identity on YouTube Update: with the shutdown of consumer Google+ on April 2, 2019, all Google+ Pages will be deleted. This with NOT affect your YouTube channel or its  Brand Account.  Update: As of October 2016 YouTube channel creation is now completely independent of Google+, and these instructions are obsolete. Please see the current post: Create a YouTube Channel for your Business, Brand or Show If you have an existing Google+ Page for your business, organization or brand, it's easy to create a new linked YouTube channel that will use the identity of your Google+ Page. Keep in mind: Your new YouTube channel cannot be unlinked from its Google+ Page. The only way to delete your Google+ Page is to first delete the linked YouTube channel. If you don't yet have a Google+ Page you can create a Google+ Page and YouTube channel at the same time . If you are sure you want your to create a new YouTube channel permanently linked to yo

Update February 2019: All Google+ Pages will be deleted with the shutdown of consumer Google+ on April 2, 2019. This will NOT affect your YouTube channel or its Brand Account.  Update February 2017: YouTube channel creation is now completely independent of Google+, and these instructions are obsolete. Please see the current post:  Create a YouTube Channel for your Business, Brand or Show Note June 2014: For up-to-date instructions for creating a Google+ Page-linked YouTube channel without first creating a Google+ Profile see: Use Google+ without a Profile: create a new Google+ Page and YouTube channel ---------------------------- If you are setting up a new online presence for your business, organization, or brand and would like to create both a new YouTube channel and a new Google+ Page, you can create both at the same time. Note that if you create your YouTube channel along with a Google+ Page: Your new YouTube channel cannot be unlinked from its Google+ Page. The o

Update March 2019:  consumer Google+ is shutting down April 2, 2019. This will not affect your YouTube channel. Update 17 March 2015: now you can move your Google+-connected channel to a different Google+ Profile or Page. Learn how to move your channel here:  Transfer you YouTube channel to a different Google+ Profile or Page Until this week, most YouTube channels that were created before May 2009 - so-called "legacy" accounts - could be moved from one Google account to another. Now YouTube is providing a different option: link your YouTube channel to a Google+ Page, and transfer ownership of that Page to the new owner's account.

Did you recently link your YouTube channel to a Google+ Page and suddenly see an error message that says "you are not eligible to create an account"? The only solution is to sign into your YouTube channel's linked Google+ Page directly, with the Page's username and password.

Have you recently linked your YouTube channel to a Google+ Page and discovered that suddenly you can no longer insert your videos in to a Blogger blog post?  Have you found that when you select the option to insert a video from "My YouTube videos" all your videos have disappeared? There is a fix for that!  What you need to do is sign into your YouTube account's advanced settings and set the default to the channel that you want to insert videos from . Read on for more detailed instructions.

Note : on June 3, 2014 YouTube introduced an easier method for setting a default channel. Now you can either set the default channel when you sign in to YouTube, or you can go to the advanced settings for the channel you want to be the default to set that channel as the default. More details here. --------------------------------------------- Click the image to go to your YouTube advanced settings When you link your YouTube channel to a Google+ Page, the YouTube channel is moved from it's original Google account to the Google+ Page's special subsidiary Google account.  You can switch between your different YouTube accounts after signing in, but if you use third party video editing software like iMovie or Premiere , live video broadcasting tools like Wirecast , or some mobile applications or game consoles to access your YouTube channel, you may run into a problem. Many of those third party applications and devices are unable to switch between YouTube channels.

Note March 2019: with latest version the YouTube, here are instructions for switching between channel identities . There have been a number of reports in the YouTube help forum from users who were shown a prompt asking them to update their channel  who found that after choosing the option to keep their username they can no longer find their video uploads, playlists or favorites. It usually turns out their old channel hasn't disappeared, but rather is just a bit trickier to get to: what has happened is that they've linked their YouTube channel to a Google+ Page. When a YouTube channel is linked to a Google+ Page, the channel is moved to the Google+ Page's special Google account. That means that the original Google account you used to sign into your YouTube channel can be used to create a new YouTube channel linked to your Google+ Profile.  You can then switch between the YouTube channel linked to your Google+ Page and the YouTube channel linked to your Google+ Pro

Update: consumer Google+ is shutting down April 2, 2019. This will not affect your YouTube channel. ---- If you have been using YouTube for a while, and your YouTube channel is not currently linked to Google+, you have almost certainly seen popups that encourage you to link your YouTube channel to a Google+ Profile or Google+ Page. There are several different popup prompts that you might be shown. A common prompt says "YouTube is updating your channel's account" and offers you choices for linking your YouTube channel to a Google+ Page, rather than a Google+ Profile. So what do the options on the  YouTube is updating your channel's account mean? And how do decline the change?

Update: consumer Google+ is shutting down April 2, 2019. This will not affect your YouTube channel. --- If your YouTube channel is currently unlinked from Google+, from time to time when you are using YouTube you will see a popup that prompts to update your YouTube channel identity. If you do not wish to currently update your YouTube channel identity, you can decline that option. How you do that depends on exactly which prompt you are shown. See the examples below for more information on what the various choices mean and how you can at least temporarily dismiss the popup. The first example is a popup that is titled  New choices for your channel name You likely will only see this prompt if you are not using Google+ on your YouTube channel's Google account.

Update February 2019: When consumer Google+ shuts down on April 2, 2019, all Google+ Pages will be deleted. This will NOT affect your YouTube channel or your YouTube channel's Brand Account. Update February 2017: YouTube is now independent from Google+. If you have a YouTube channel on a Brand Account, you can add a Google+ Page.   Update June 2014: If your channel is connected to a Google+ Profile, and you do not have the option to disconnect your channel from Google+ you will need to contact YouTube support to move your channel to a Google+ Page. If you do not want to use your real name for your YouTube channel, but you do want to link your YouTube channel to Google+, you'll need to link your channel to a Google+ Page, rather than a Google+ Profile . If your YouTube channel is currently linked to a Google+ Profile, the first step is unlinking your YouTube channel from Google+.  Once your YouTube channel is unlinked from your Google+ Profile, you can  link a Goog

Update: consumer Google+ is shutting down April 2, 2019. This will not affect your YouTube channel.  Note: as of November 2015, as long as you use your Google account name ( aboutme.google.com ) your channel is already disconnected from Google+. Learn more in the YouTube Help Center. Note: as of January 9, 2014 this process will NOT work for newly created YouTube channels connected to a Google+ Profile or channels that have been connected to Google+ for longer than 14 days . If you don't want to use your real name on YouTube, you can ask YouTube support to disconnect your channel from your Google+ Profile and connect it to an existing Google+ Page instead. Note: this is a slightly edited version of a post I originally made in the Google+ help forum in July 2013. Do you not want to use your real name on YouTube? Unlink your YouTube channel from your Google+ Profile. If you have created your YouTube channel using a  Google+ Profile identity  you should be able to un