If YouTube says advanced features are disabled, first check YouTube Studio → Settings → Channel → Feature eligibility. The right fix depends on what the panel shows: computer live streaming normally requires phone verification, while advanced features require phone verification plus sufficient channel history or identity verification if YouTube offers it. A separate live-stream restriction needs its own review or appeal; enabling advanced features does not automatically remove one.
How do I check whether my channel can live stream?
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- Open Settings → Channel → Feature eligibility.
- Check the live-streaming and advanced-feature statuses, then follow the next step shown for your account. YouTube features can have separate eligibility requirements, so an unavailable advanced-feature tier does not by itself identify the reason you cannot stream.
YouTube lists live streaming on a computer as an intermediate feature unlocked by phone verification. Advanced access is a separate tier associated with higher daily limits. Your account-specific Feature eligibility panel is the best place to distinguish a verification step from a restriction.
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YouTube also states that a channel must be verified and have had no live-streaming restrictions in the past 90 days to stream. That is an eligibility condition, not a guarantee that gaining advanced access clears an existing restriction. See YouTube live streaming tips — Computer.
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How do I enable live streaming on YouTube?
Complete phone verification
If Feature eligibility says phone verification is needed, complete it through the workflow shown there. YouTube can send a verification code by text message or voice call. Phone verification unlocks intermediate features, including computer live streaming. YouTube limits how many channels one phone number can verify; if your number has already been used to verify two channels, you may need another number. See Verify your YouTube account and YouTube feature access.
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After phone verification, advanced features require either sufficient channel history or identity verification using a valid ID or video, when YouTube offers that option. Identity verification is available only to the primary channel owner and is not offered to every creator. YouTube says reviews usually take 24 hours.
If a second ID or video verification attempt is unsuccessful, YouTube says you must wait 30 days before trying either method again. You can instead continue building channel history. YouTube describes that history as reflecting channel activity, such as uploads, live streams and audience engagement, as well as Google Account details such as when and how the account was created, how often it is used and how it connects to Google services. YouTube does not publish a universal number of days, uploads or subscribers that guarantees eligibility. See YouTube feature access.
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The Feature eligibility panel should show the next step for your account. Common possibilities include incomplete phone verification, insufficient channel history for advanced access, or an independent live-stream restriction. YouTube says Community Guidelines noncompliance can delay eligibility or remove access already held; creators need to maintain positive channel history.
A live-stream restriction is a separate issue. YouTube lists possible causes including age-related requirements, copyright restrictions and policy issues. It also says live streaming may be disabled for channels with a significant number of videos whose features are disabled. These are possible causes, not a diagnosis of your channel. Check the status panel, look for strikes and search your email for a restriction notice. See YouTube’s live-streaming restrictions guidance.
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- Find the email YouTube sent about the live-stream or channel restriction and read the stated reason and appeal instructions.
- If you believe the restriction is mistaken, use the appeal route in that notice and provide the information requested there.
- Wait for YouTube’s decision and follow any status or eligibility instructions in YouTube Studio.
Do not use another channel to get around an active live-stream restriction. YouTube describes that as circumvention and says it may result in account termination. Restoring advanced-feature access does not substitute for an appeal of a separate restriction.
Which route applies to my problem?
| What you see | What to do | Important qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Phone verification is incomplete | Complete the phone-verification workflow in Feature eligibility. | YouTube may send a code by text or voice call; a number already used to verify two channels may not be available for another. |
| Phone verified, but advanced features remain unavailable | Build channel history, or complete ID/video verification if YouTube offers it. | History has no published universal threshold. Identity verification is limited to primary owners, is not offered to everyone, and usually takes 24 hours to review. |
| YouTube says a live-stream restriction is active | Review the restriction email and appeal using its instructions if you believe the decision is wrong. | Advanced-feature verification does not itself overturn a restriction; using another channel to bypass it is prohibited. |
What not to do while access is disabled
- Do not assume that buying streaming gear, changing software or using a cloud streaming service will unlock account eligibility; access is controlled by YouTube.
- Do not repeatedly submit identity verification after two unsuccessful attempts; YouTube says to wait 30 days before trying again.
- Do not stream through another channel to evade an active restriction.
- Do not treat a fixed upload count or waiting period as a guaranteed path to advanced features; YouTube does not state a universal channel-history threshold.
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