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Set YouTube’s Shorts feed limit
Sign in to the YouTube app, open the You tab, then Settings and Time management. Choose Shorts feed limit and select a duration. YouTube’s current instructions include a zero option. At the limit, YouTube shows a reminder that you can dismiss or ignore. This is useful when a prompt is enough; it is not a commitment that prevents you from continuing. Labels can vary with language and app version.
Reference: YouTube: Shorts feed limits
When you need all of YouTube closed
For study or bedtime, use a Screen Time allowance or a scheduled Warden block for YouTube. Read the version-specific iPhone steps before setting it up. A whole-app block also stops access to lessons, music and other videos inside the app. Warden cannot inspect the video you intended to watch or let only educational videos through.
Check the browser route too
If you reopen YouTube in Safari, the app-only rule has not covered your actual habit. Review website selections separately and test the browser you use. A phone rule also does not automatically cover a laptop, television or another phone. Keep the scope practical rather than assuming a single setting removes Shorts everywhere.
Example: keep the tutorial, stop the next scroll
Suppose you need a tutorial before a 7 PM study session. Watch the chosen lesson first, then schedule YouTube to stay closed during the session. If you need lessons throughout the hour, try YouTube’s Shorts reminder instead and review whether you ignore it. A useful rule preserves the task you came to do.
