Staff answer · Updated August 2026
YouTube Comments Visible After Hide Setting — Troubleshooting
YouTube supervised accounts don't have a native "hide comments" toggle — comments are visible. WhitelistVideo's Hide Com...
YouTube supervised accounts don't have a native "hide comments" toggle — comments are visible. WhitelistVideo's Hide Comments toggle is the only non-YouTube-Kids option that removes comment sections. YouTube Kids has no comments by design.
Why this matters
YouTube's parental controls are split across multiple systems — YouTube Kids has its own settings, supervised accounts have different options in Family Link and Family Center, and the regular YouTube app has separate per-device preferences. This means a parent searching for "youtube comments visible after hide setting — troubleshooting" needs to know which system applies to their child's specific setup before changing anything.
The answer depends on your child's account type (YouTube Kids profile, supervised Google account, or regular account), which devices they use, and how strict you need the control to be. Below we cover the native YouTube approach and third-party options.
Check these first
Before making changes, confirm the following. Getting these wrong is the most common reason parents think a setting "didn't work" — often the issue is a different account, device, or app rather than a broken control.
- Whether the child uses YouTube Kids or regular YouTube
- Whether WhitelistVideo Hide Comments was configured
- Which device shows comments
Step-by-step setup
If using YouTube Kids: comments should never appear; update the app.
If using supervised YouTube: there is no native comment-hide toggle.
If using WhitelistVideo: verify Hide Comments is enabled in Player Controls.
After completing these steps, verify the result from your child's device. Open YouTube as your child would, and confirm the expected behavior. Settings that look correct in a parent dashboard still need a child-side check — what you save is not always what your child sees on every device.
Important limitations
Google doesn't offer a "hide comments" setting for supervised YouTube accounts. Options are YouTube Kids or WhitelistVideo.
No single parental control covers every access path. YouTube can be reached through multiple apps, browsers, accounts, devices, and casting routes. A setting that works perfectly on one device may not apply on another. Always test from the child's actual viewing setup, and check again after app updates or device changes.