{"id":2712,"date":"2026-04-16T02:18:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/youtube-now-lets-you-turn-off-shorts\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T02:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:18:36","slug":"youtube-now-lets-you-turn-off-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/youtube-now-lets-you-turn-off-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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YouTube’s time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October<\/a>; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes. <\/p>\n

The feature was expanded in January<\/a> to give parents some control over how long their kids spend scrolling through Shorts, with an option for zero minutes \u00ab\u00a0coming soon.\u00a0\u00bb According to YouTube spokesperson Makenzie Spiller, the option to set the timer to zero is now \u00ab\u00a0live for all parents, and is currently being rolled out to everyone,\u00a0\u00bb including users with regula \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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