How To Disable Youtube Shorts Permanently 4 Ways

You can also tell YouTube that you’re not interested in a Short using a web browser on your computer. While this is the one method that’s sure to work, it can require a little persistence on your end. You’ll need to do this for every Short that comes up on your home feed to prevent any from showing up in the future.

Using a web browser on a computer, log into the account that you have logged in on the app, then click the x next to your YouTube Shorts shelf. All of the Shorts will disappear and you’ll see a notification that “This shelf will remain hidden for 30 days. " You won’t see Shorts on your computer or the app for 30 days, so repeat this process in the future if you still want to hide Shorts from your YouTube home feed.

This feature isn’t available to everyone. Use another method if you don’t see this option.

Not everyone will have this option available to them, so if you don’t see “Shorts,” your best bet is to try another method.

You’ll need to download and install an APK file. Make sure to allow downloads from Unknown Sources and disable Google Play updates (go to the app’s Google Play page, tap the three-dots, and uncheck the box next to “Enable auto update. " You can download the older version of YouTube from https://www. apkmirror. com/apk/google-inc/youtube/youtube-14-12-56-release/youtube-14-12-56-16-android-apk-download/. Be careful when downloading content from sites that you don’t know.

Once you have the older version of YouTube installed, open it and browse YouTube without the suggested Shorts getting in the way.

To do this, open the Play Store, tap your profile picture, then go to “Settings > Network Preferences > Auto-update apps > Don’t auto-update apps. "

You might need to tap “See all apps” to see a list of every app installed on your Android

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