YouTube finally lets users turn off Shorts with new feed limit setting

By Mehtab Ansari • Updated On Apr 16, 2026

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YouTube has added a new Shorts Feed limit setting that lets users set Shorts time to zero minutes.
Doing this removes or heavily restricts Shorts recommendations in the app feed.
The option is available inside the YouTube mobile app for Android and iPhone.

YouTube has added a new setting that gives users a built-in way to stop Shorts from taking over their feed. After years of complaints about Shorts appearing across the homepage and recommendations, users can now set the Shorts Feed limit to zero minutes.

The option is available in the YouTube app under Settings, then General, then Time management. Inside that section, users will see the Shorts Feed limit menu with multiple time choices, including zero minutes.

Once the limit is set to zero, Shorts shelves and Shorts recommendations are hidden or significantly reduced in the main interface. However, they may still appear in search results and the homepage.

How to turn off Shorts

Open the YouTube app and tap your profile picture.
Go to Settings.
Open Time management.
Tap Shorts Feed limit.
Choose 0 minutes.

The feature was first introduced through parental control tools, though it is now rolling out more broadly for regular users as well. It currently works on mobile versions of the app, including Android and iOS.

There is still no dedicated one-tap option on desktop that fully removes Shorts from the website interface. On the web, some users still rely on browser extensions for that experience.

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Mehtab Ansari

Mehtab Ansari is the Assistant Editor – Features & Reviews at Smartprix, where he writes about smartphones, laptops, audio gear, and everything in between. A computer science student by degree but a tech nerd by heart, he’s been into consumer tech for years and started reviewing products professionally in February 2024. He’s especially into photography and audio, often spending more time testing a smartphone’s camera than he probably should. For him, tech isn’t just work, it’s what he’s always thinking about.

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Smartphones, laptops, tablets, monitors, smartwatches, photography, and audio gear. I’ve reviewed over 60 products across these categories on Smartprix in the past year and a half.

Education - Bachelor of Computer Applications – Nizam College, Hyderabad (2022–2025) | Joined Smartprix -February 2024 | Published Reviews & Stories - 723

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