YouTube added a revolutionary feature, YouTube Shorts, as an alternative to TikTok. Though the short videos are less than a minute, it grabs the quick attention of the viewers. However, sometimes many users feel disturbed by the Shorts videos, mainly when they want to explore a detailed context. Fortunately, you can delete or disable YouTube Shorts videos easily.
How to Disable YouTube Shorts
If you are not interested in the YouTube Shorts that you are currently watching, you can mark it as not interested. So that you won’t get Shorts similar to that category.
1. Open the YouTube app or webpage on your PC or smartphone.
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2. Click on the three-dotted icon near the Shorts video.
3. Tap Not Interested to remove the Shorts video.
4. Repeat the similar steps to any shorts that you have to remove on YouTube.
How to Block YouTube Shorts on Android Phone
You can downgrade the YouTube app to the older version to disable YouTube Shorts permanently on YouTube. In the latest version of YouTube, this option is removed from the app.
1. Uninstall the YouTube app on your Android phone.
2. Open the Settings app on your and select Security.
3. Select Unknown Sources and click Ok.
4. Install the older version of the YouTube app using the link (bit.ly/3DHsh89).
5. Open the older version of the YouTube app and select the Profile icon.
6. Go to Settings and choose the General option.
7. Select the Shorts option and turn it off.
8. If you can dig deeper, you can also get the older version of the YouTube app (before the Shorts were launched); you won’t see any Shorts videos on it.
How to Disable YouTube Shorts on Mac
To permanently disable Shorts videos from your Mac device, you can use a third-party app called Eat the Shorts for Safari with a subscription at $1.99.
1. Intalll the Eat the Shorts for Safari from the Mac Store.
2. Then, enable the extension on Mac from Safari > Preferences > Extensions.
3. Now, open the YouTube webpage on the Safari browser.
4. You won’t get Shorts videos will be shown on YouTube.
FAQs
You can’t permanently disable YouTube Shorts on iPhone, but you can mark Shorts as Not Interested.
No, YouTube TV is a live TV streaming platform. You can’t watch Shorts on the YouTube TV app.
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