Following channels
How to follow YouTube channels and playlists in PlayLingo, find their new videos on the Following page, and unfollow.
Follow the channels you like, and their latest videos gather on one page, ready to watch.
How to follow a channel
- Open the channel:
- tap the channel name on a video page,
- open a channel from a shelf on Explore,
- or open a channel from YouTube results in Search.
- Tap Follow (on a channel screen in the catalog it’s a + button at the top).
- You’ll see Added to Following.
You can follow YouTube channels and playlists.
Where to find followed channels
Open the Play tab and swipe to Following (on iPad, tap Following in the tab bar or sidebar). Each followed channel is a shelf with its videos. Tap the shelf title to open the whole channel.
If you don’t follow anyone yet, the page shows Follow your favorites.
How to unfollow
- Open the channel again.
- Tap Following (or the checkmark button at the top). The channel is removed from the page.
Following and your languages
Follows belong to your learning language. If you learn several languages, each course has its own Following page. See Learning languages.
Common questions
My followed channels are gone
Check that the right learning language is selected in Profile. If you use several devices, sign in with the same account — follows sync between them. See Sync between devices.
Does following in PlayLingo subscribe me on YouTube?
No. Follows are stored in PlayLingo only.
Related guides
- Explore catalogHow the Explore catalog works in PlayLingo — curated shelves for each language, Start here and short videos, level badges and level filters.
- Video pageWhat you see before a video starts in PlayLingo — Saved, Description and Similar tabs, the mode and subtitle rows, and the Watch button.
- SearchHow to search YouTube inside PlayLingo, translate a search query into the language you learn, and open a video by pasting its link.
- Home and historyThe Home page in PlayLingo: your watch history by day, progress on each video, saved-word and practice badges, and how to remove videos.