After Instagram’s Reels became popular, YouTube also launched Shorts to get a pie of short videos segment. Now Shorts have become really popular and generate billions of views. But not all people like Shorts. So, there are a lot of people who are searching for ways to disable YouTube shorts.
There are different articles that suggest users select ‘not interested’ multiple times in Shorts videos and YouTube will stop suggesting Shorts. But this doesn’t work. You have a dedicated section for Shorts on the YouTube website and apps.
Disable TouTube shorts
If you really do not want to see Shorts on YouTube, you can use the modded app called Revanced. Revanced is the successor to YouTube Vanced which was discontinued in March 2022. Revanced is the unofficial successor to YouTube Vanced. The only issue is that Revanced is only available for Android. So, you can only disable YouTube Shorts on Android.
Also see: Best YouTube Vanced Alternatives
YouTube ReVanced offers the same features including Background Playback, Ad-Free content, SponsorBlock, Return YouTube Dislike, and many more. The app also lets you disable Shorts completely. You can disable YouTube shorts from your Revanced app if you do not want to see the short form of videos on YouTube.
Check the screenshot of YouTube Revanced.
YouTube Revanced offers the same interface you get in the main YouTube app. You can even log into your Google account to access your watch history and subscriptions. This app also lets you comment on other videos.
You can access YouTube with Shorts and can also play videos in the background. You also get access to ad-free YouTube.
Alternative way: Downgrade to an Older Version of YouTube.
You can also downgrade YouTube to an older version of the YouTube app when Shorts was not launched. YouTube launched Shorts with YouTube 14.13.54. If you downgrade to YouTube 14.12.56, you will not see the Shorts section. But you should never update the YouTube app. As soon as the app gets an update, It will get a YouTube Shorts section.
How to block YouTube Shorts
There is no official way to block YouTube Shorts. You can use YouTube Revanced app. It is a YouTube client with the same experience but with Shorts and Ads.
Can I turn off Shorts on YouTube?
No, you cannot turn off Shorts on the YouTube app.
How do I get rid of Shorts?
There is no way to get rid of Shorts in the YouTube app. You can try modded YouTube clients to get access to YouTube with Shorts.
