You open YouTube Shorts while waiting for your coffee. A couple of videos, you think. Thirty minutes later, you're still scrolling. The brain is buzzing, time is gone. YouTube Shorts isn't just a ...

YouTube is introducing a "new" label on Shorts for both Android and iOS users to distinguish recently uploaded videos from older, algorithmically suggested content. This new feature offers a degree of ...

Algorithm shift: Shorts recommendations now focus on swipe-away rate, watch percentage, and replays, making the opening seconds decisive for visibility. Posting sweet spot: Research shows 1–3 Shorts ...

YouTube Shorts, the shortform platform from Google-owned video giant YouTube, has seen massive success since its launch in September 2020. Today, an estimated 1% of all waking human hours are spent ...

YouTube AI Feed lets users build custom video feeds with prompts, changing how viewers discover videos on YouTube in 2026.

YouTube is testing a redesigned dislike button for Shorts. The testing merges Dislike and Not interested into one option hidden in the menu. The experiment aims to simplify feedback and help users ...

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

YouTube now displays Posts directly in the Shorts feed. Posts will be displayed without interrupting videos. This gives creators more visibility for non-video content. YouTube is now showing Posts in ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...