📱 Don’t Want YouTube Shorts? New Feature Lets You Hide the Feed

Kokila Chokkanathan
YouTube has started rolling out a setting that gives users more control over Shorts, including an option to effectively turn off the Shorts feed on mobile.

🆕 What’s the New Feature?

On YouTube mobile app, users can now:

  • Set a “Shorts feed limit” to 0 minutes
  • This removes the Shorts section from the home feed
  • Stops the endless vertical Shorts scroll experience
In simple terms:
👉 If you set it to zero, Shorts basically disappear from your homepage feed.

🔧 How It Works

When activated:

  • Shorts tab is hidden or emptied
  • Home feed stops showing Shorts recommendations
  • You may still access Shorts manually (like via search or channels)
  • A message may appear saying you’ve reached your Shorts limit
📍 Where to Find the Setting

You can usually find it here (if available on your account):

  • YouTube app → Profile icon
  • Settings → Time Management
  • “Shorts Feed Limit” → set to 0 minutes
⚠️ Important Things to Know

  • This feature is still rolling out gradually, so not everyone has it yet
  • It may not fully remove Shorts everywhere (like search or subscriptions)
  • You may need the latest app update
👍 Why YouTube Introduced It

The goal is to help users:

  • Reduce doomscrolling
  • Control screen time
  • Focus more on long-form videos
  • Customize their feed experience
🧾 Bottom Line

Yes—YouTube is finally giving users a way to hide or greatly reduce Shorts from the feed, something many users have been requesting for years. It’s not a total removal in every part of the app, but it’s the closest official option so far.

 

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