You can change your handle twice within a 14-day period. If you do so, we hold your previous handle for 14 days in case you’d like to switch back. During this 14-day period, your former handle URL and your updated URL will both work. Afterward, the handle will become available for other users to select as their handle. Learn more about Youtube handles.
View or change your handle on the YouTube Studio app for iPhone & iPad:
- Open the YouTube Studio app
.
- Tap your profile picture
.
- Tap Edit
.
- Under the “Handle” section, find your handle.
- To change your handle, tap Edit
- Tap Save
to confirm your handle.
View or change your handle on the YouTube iPhone & iPad app.
- Open the YouTube app
.
- Tap your profile picture
- Tap View Channel.
- Tap Edit
- Under the "Handle" section, find your handle.
- To change your handle, tap Edit
- Tap Save
Note: If your preferred handle isn’t available, you can try adding periods, numbers, or underscores. If you tried that and it’s still not available, then it’s usually because another channel is already using it or it didn’t meet our handle naming guidelines.
If you want to hide your handle, you can delete or hide your channel.