Forgot Your YouTube Password? Here's How to Get It Back

You were just logged out of your YouTube account by Google for a regular security check. You think of it as no biggie and type in your password… only to realize that you've entered the wrong one.

You panic as it hits you—you have forgotten your YouTube password. It happens to the best of us, but don't worry, you can find and recover your YouTube password easily in a few simple steps.

How Can I Find My YouTube Password?

On iPhones, it's pretty simple to see your YouTube password when logged in or if it's simply saved to your Apple passwords. This is how to see your YouTube password on iOS:

Seeing the password on Android phones, however, is a completely different story. You can only find your password if you have it saved somewhere - such as Google's Password Manager, Google Keep, Notes, Contacts—anywhere. The only other option is to follow the steps mentioned in the next section and recover your password.

It's almost the same regarding seeing your YouTube password on PC or laptops, except for one way:

• If you use any browser other than Google Chrome, and have saved your password to the auto-suggesting password manager during sign-ins before—You can simply navigate to the "Passwords" section in your browser settings (which is Microsoft Edge in this case):



• Now search for "Google" in the search bar, and results should come up.



• Windows might ask for your PIN (Hello PIN). Just provide it and you can see all your saved Google account passwords, AKA your YouTube passwords as well.

Other Ways to Find and Manage Your YouTube Password

Use YouTube's Account Recovery 

Since YouTube is directly used with your Google account, they have an account recovery support page right here, where you can implement the solution to your specific problem. If that doesn't work, we have linked their troubleshooter here for you guys to check it out. 

Use Linked Social Media Accounts

There's another way to login so to speak. If you've linked your YouTube (Google) account to social media accounts like Facebook or Twitter, you can use these connections to help with access and recovery:

• Logging in with Facebook or Twitter: Some users can log into YouTube using their Facebook or Twitter credentials. To do this, select the "Continue with Facebook" or similar option on the YouTube sign-in page, authorize access, and log in with your social media account details.
• Account Recovery: If your YouTube/Google account is linked to your Facebook or Twitter, these connections can speed up the recovery process. For example, if you forget your password, Google may send a verification or recovery link to your connected social media account, making it easier to regain access

This method only works if you had previously linked your Facebook or Twitter (namely X) with your YouTube account. Otherwise, you can't receive the OTP or authorization necessary for when you're trying to sign in via your social accounts. 

Contact Google Support

• If unfortunately none of the options above work for you, then you are left with no choice but to contact Google support OR you can post about it to the help community: https://support.google.com/accounts/community. 
• Luckily, they are well-equipped and experienced to assist you properly. The best part is, you might even find someone with the same problem as you, and there's a high chance that a professional has answered their problem already. So you can check that out as well! 
• And if you have to contact Google support as a last resort, expect them to respond back within 3-7 days at best.

Using A Password Manager

A good password manager solves all problems regarding forgetting passwords and managing them easily across devices. It works for any app, website or software.Here’s how:

• You create one strong master password for the password manager.
• The manager then stores all your other passwords in an encrypted vault.
• When you need to log into YouTube, the password manager can automatically fill in your credentials, so you don’t have to remember or type them each time.
• This approach reduces the risk of forgetting your password or using the same password across multiple sites, enhancing your overall security.

Tips to Keep Your YouTube Account Safer

To avoid having to go through all this trouble in the first place, you have to take steps to actively avoid situations like this. We have compiled a few helpful tips that'll keep you and your YouTube accounts safe on the internet:

• Be careful of unexpected emails or messages claiming to be from YouTube or Google, especially those threatening account suspension. It's a common tactic to lure in unsuspecting victims.
• Phishing emails often have links that fake login pages or attach files containing viruses. Before clicking any link, verify the sender's email address (it should end with @youtube.com or @google.com) and hover over links to check their true destination. Sometimes they might even use identical emails to the real ones, so be careful and thorough.



• Look out for poor grammar, unusual formatting, or emails that make it look like you have to take immediate action—these are common red flags.
• Never provide personal information or login credentials or respond to suspicious emails. If in doubt, access your account directly through the official YouTube or Google website, not through email links.
• Enable 2FA! So many people forget this, but this is SO important. No one but you can sign-in to your account without you:
  • Providing them with an OTP.
  • Or using an authenticator app like Google Authenticator to approve sign-ins.
• Once enabled, even if someone obtains your password, they cannot access your account without the second verification step. They even have a Chrome extension for it.

Bonus Section: Protect Your Kids' YouTube Account

At this point, we all understand how terrifying it is to actually lose access to your account. But you know what's worse? Losing access to a child's account.

Your kids most likely are using your account on a family device—but unfortunately they don't have the knowledge to keep themselves safe on the internet; especially in an app like YouTube where your account data is completely exposed for everyone to easily search up. 

One way to go about this is to turn on YouTube's restricted mode, specifically made for children or to let them use YouTube kids. However, these are only effective for in-app restraints and don't actually let you monitor their activities online and be alerted when there's an incoming danger.

That's why we believe you'll be delighted to know that there's an app so cheap that it costs almost 50 times less than your daily coffee—AirDrop Parental Control. Sounds crazy, right?

AND you aren't limited to only YouTube, or Google, but rather you can monitor their device as a whole and be notified anytime there's suspicious / malicious activity going on in their accounts or screen, regardless of whether you're around or not.

You can even set screen times and track usage of your kids individually, so they're never damaging themselves by overusing their phones or tablets.

Try AirDrop Parental Control free trial here & experience it for yourself:

Conclusion

Alrighty. We've guided you through all sorts of scenarios and solutions possible in case you've lost your password, want to manage it, or want to avoid dealing with these troubles to begin with.

Recovery is very easy in case you lose your YouTube/Google account password, and there's always 2FA to prevent it from happening. There are FAQs added below for further inquiries that you might need a quick answer to.

As experienced wanderers of the internet, we highly recommend monitoring your child's YouTube account the best you can, and teach them about internet hygiene so they don't have to find themselves in such scenarios. That was it for today's blog post, and we hope to see you again on the next one!

Can I find my YouTube password without accessing my Google account?

Elsa

Not really. YouTube is merely a product of its parent company Google, thus the same account is used to access YouTube and Google alike. You can find your "YouTube password" only if you know your Google password—they’re the same.

What if I do not have access to my recovery email or phone number?

Elsa

That’s an unfortunate condition to be in, but luckily Google has provided a troubleshooter to help you out in such circumstances: https://support.google.com/accounts/troubleshooter/2402620. If you can somehow regain access to your recovery email or phone number, that works, too!

How long does it take to reset my YouTube password?

Elsa

It doesn’t take longer than a few minutes if you had a recovery phone number or email added to your account, as Google can use it to verify your identity to reset your YouTube password. However, if you didn’t have any recovery options added early on, then it might take a few days or longer.

Can I recover a hacked YouTube account?

Elsa

Most definitely! If you follow the steps mentioned above, you can easily recover and regain access to your YouTube and Google account as a whole.