You are not alone to have ever been unable to find a tutorial on how to do something when you open YouTube just to get a quick tutorial, and then you are lost in the world of 60-second clips, scrolling on and on. Indian users have long been requesting a means of clean up your feed. At last the wait is over. YouTube finally lets you turn off Shorts and now allows you to take back your attention and concentrate on the long-form content you actually like.
Although the short-form video has been the largest trend over the last few years, not everybody desires it standing out. No matter how distracting you actually find them, or just wish that you could enjoy the richness of a more classic video, now you actually can clean up your feed. Within this step-by-step guide, we shall show you the exact settings to eliminate this nagging Shorts shelf in your mobile app.
Why the change? How to use the new Kill Switch
YouTube has been aggressively promoting its Shorts in recent years to compete with such apps as Tik Tok or Instagram Reels. Nevertheless, the community reaction, primarily, the educational or workplace users of YouTube, was rather evident: there must be an off-button.
The site has not included a basic Disable option to the top menu. Instead, they have ingeniously incorporated it into their health and wellness tools. Users can easily hide these videos by using the new Shorts feed limit option and have their allowance of zero videos per day. It is a match-changer to anyone, who wants to turn off Shorts without using third-party applications or other complex browser extensions.
Guide: How to switch off Shorts on your mobile app
And in case you are willing to purge your feed, these are a few basic procedures. This is compatible with Android and iOS devices, as long as you have the most recent version of the YouTube app.
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Start the YouTube App: Be sure that you are logged in to your main account.
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Access Your Profile: Tap on your picture icon in the bottom-right (top-right, depending on your UI version) of your profile.
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Go to Settings: To get into the settings menu, look for the gear icon.
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Find Time Management: Click to the page called Time Management or Time Watched.
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Adjust the Shorts Feed Limit: There is an option called: Shorts feed limit. Tap on it.
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Select 0 Minutes: Choose 0 Minutes off the list of the time options.
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Refresh Your Feed: Swipe down to refresh to go back to your home screen.
Note: After you do this then the dedicated Shorts shelf should disappear off your home feed. In case you attempt to open a Short through a direct connection, the app will prompt to inform you that you have had enough on your daily limit.
Other options of covering Shorts
Although the above scenarios are the most official means of dealing with the situation, some users may still get to see some occasional clips in search results. To get an absolutely clean experience, the following are some of the additional tips:
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Mark as Not Interested: Tapping the three dots on the corner of the videos on the Shorts shelf, you should choose Not Interested. Repeatedly doing this will tell the algorithm not to show you that category in future.
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Web: You can often find a small X at the top of the Shorts row, when you are using YouTube on a mobile browser. When this is clicked it normally conceals the shelf within 30 days.
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Disable Watch History: Turning off a YouTube watch history is found to cause the algorithm to not create a Shorts feed at all and leave the home page much cleaner.
The advantages of a filtered Youtube feed
Why bother to turn off Shorts? To most, it is concerning digital well-being. The design of the infinite scroll is made in such a way that it maintains your stay in the app longer than planned. When you decide to clean up your feed, you:
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Reduce Brain Rot: Don’t fall into a loop of high-speed, low-context content.
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Save Time: Watch the 10-20 minute videos that really are valuable or entertaining.
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Improved Search Results: Search through vertical clips to find the specific videos you need.
Is it a feature that is available to all?
Facebook is implementing it on YouTube in stages. And in case you do not have the 0 minutes option in your settings, there is nothing to worry about. Make sure your app is updated via the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. The highest number of Indian users report that the update is now showing up after a quick restart of the phone.
These steps will make you no longer dependent on the algorithm. Now you are able to experience the old YouTube with the ability to decide on what to watch instead of having to watch a stream of random clips. Today, test these exact settings!
