How to turn on Restricted Mode in YouTube on Android

By Abu Bakar Saadat · Reviewed by Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 3 steps · Published 7 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open General

   In YouTube tap You at the bottom right, then the gear at the top right. Tap General at the top.

   Done

2. 

   Find Restricted Mode

   It is below Location. The note says it applies to this app on this device only.

   Done

3. 

   Switch it on

   The switch turns blue. Comments are hidden on videos while it is on, according to YouTube Help.

   Done

About this guide

Handy on a phone a child uses. YouTube says plainly that no filter is 100% accurate.

The screenshots are from the YouTube app, version 21.39.522, on a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with Android 16 and One UI 8.5, in dark mode. Other people's videos, ads and comments are blurred.

We switched Restricted Mode on for the picture and off again.

Good to know

Set it again in every browser and on every device the child uses. For more control, YouTube offers supervised accounts through Family Center, in the same Settings list.

In short: YouTube, gear, General: Restricted Mode on.