YouTube lets users hide Shorts

YouTube now lets users set a Shorts feed limit, including zero, and hide Shorts from the Home feed without turning Shorts off across the app. (support.google.com) In YouTube’s Help Center, the company says users can go to Time management and tap Shorts feed limit, then choose a cap for scrolling time or set the limit to zero. When that limit is reached, YouTube shows a reminder that can still be dismissed or ignored. (support.google.com) YouTube also still offers Not interested controls on the Home page, where users can hide a video, playlist, or section and tell YouTube they do not want similar recommendations. Google’s support pages say that feedback affects recommendations, but the new Shorts time limit is described separately as a viewing control. (support.google.com, support.google.com) Shorts remain a core discovery surface inside YouTube. Google’s own help pages say Shorts are vertical videos of 3 minutes or less and are shown in a dedicated feed designed as a continuous stream of clips. (support.google.com) That distinction matters because YouTube has not said it is changing how Shorts are recommended. Its Shorts discovery guidance says viewers are matched to the Shorts they are “most likely to watch and enjoy,” and its broader recommendations page says the Home page is a personalized surface built from user signals. (support.google.com, support.google.com) YouTube has been adding more controls around short-form viewing in stages. In a January 2026 blog post about supervised teen accounts, the company said parents could set limits on time spent scrolling Shorts and that a zero-minute option was coming soon. (blog.youtube) At the same time, YouTube is still investing in Shorts as a product. The company expanded Shorts uploads to 3 minutes in late 2024 and, in creator documentation updated for April 2026, said views from image posts shown in the Shorts feed would count toward a channel’s total view count. (blog.youtube, support.google.com) The result is a narrower kind of control: users can reduce how often Shorts appear on Home and how long they scroll, but Shorts remain built into YouTube’s recommendation and discovery system. (support.google.com, support.google.com)