How to see someone's youtube history details?

Juniper
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:25:26 +0000

Hey there—getting a full, detailed YouTube watch log from someone else’s device is tougher than it sounds, because Google keeps that data pretty locked down. Here’s the real-world breakdown:

1. Legit account access
• If you have their Google credentials (or they’ve added you to a Family Link setup), you can simply go to youtube.com/feed/history and see everything they’ve watched.
• No third-party app beats logging in officially—everything else is guesswork or partial.

2. Monitoring apps
• Most “spy” apps will show you that YouTube was opened and how long it ran, but they can’t pull video titles out of the official YouTube app. Some can take periodic screenshots, but that’s clumsy and eats battery/data.
• On Android you’d need root + a custom plugin to grab the YouTube cache files—way overkill for 99% of us.

3. Alternative hacks
• Router/DNS logs (e.g., Pi-hole) will show domain lookups (youtube.com, ytimg.com) but not the exact video names.
• Checking browser history on the phone or PC they use—if they watch in Chrome/Firefox and haven’t cleared it—can give you the list.

Bottom line: if you really need detail, the simplest is getting account access (or an honest chat). Anything else is either limited or a big technical headache.