YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts

April 15, 2026 Stevie Bonifield

A screenshot of the time limit selection screen for YouTube’s Shorts feed timer

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; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes.

The feature was expanded in January to give parents some control over how long their kids spend scrolling through Shorts, with an option for zero minutes "coming soon." According to YouTube spokesperson Makenzie Spiller, the option to set the timer to zero is now "live for all parents, and is currently being rolled out to everyone," including users with regula …

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