YouTube Shorts limit: Details
The new option is part of YouTube’s “time management” settings, where users can set a daily limit for how long they spend watching Shorts. Earlier versions of the feature allowed limits starting from 15 minutes, but users can now set the limit to zero minutes.
Once the limit is reached, the Shorts feed stops showing videos and displays a message indicating that the viewing limit has been hit. Setting the limit to zero effectively removes Shorts from the app’s main experience.
The Verge report suggested that hitting the limit can also remove Shorts from the Home feed, reducing the chances of encountering short-form videos while browsing. However, Shorts are not completely removed from the platform. Users can still access them through the Subscriptions feed or by opening individual videos directly, as noted by 9to5Google.
The setting can be enabled by going to the YouTube app’s settings, selecting “Time management,” and turning on the Shorts feed limit before choosing a time duration.
The update builds on YouTube’s earlier efforts to give users more control over how much time they spend on short-form content, particularly as Shorts has become a central part of the platform’s video strategy.
First Published: Apr 16 2026 | 12:23 PM IST
