Recommended videos keep users engaged on YouTube, but starting today, YouTube will stop showing recommended videos in some places, such as the homepage, if your watch history is turned off entirely.

To completely reset YouTube homepage recommendations, clear your watch history, pause history tracking, and remove likes, comments, and interactions. Use Not Interested and Don’t Recommend Channel ...

The change might be a welcome one for people who don't enjoy the site's recommendations. If you turn off your YouTube watch history, expect a surprise: a blank homepage. The change is part of a new ...

YouTube now requires signed-in users to turn on their watch history if they want recommendations. The change has already started rolling out and will reach all users in the next few months. Your ...

Whether we like it or not, short-form content has become a part of the social media experience. Just over a decade ago, Vine got many of us hooked on watching videos that lasted for less than 10 ...

If your feed is already a mess, pausing your watch history won’t fix the past. Years of random clicks and abandoned series ...

YouTube is testing a new desktop layout with much larger video thumbnails. Users report seeing as few as two videos per row, though it depends on screen and zoom ...

YouTube announced Tuesday that its newest update disables all its video recommendations for users who have their watch history turned off, solving an arguably annoying problem for those who may not ...

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab YouTube said on Wednesday its homepage was back up, after saying earlier that it was down for some users. The company did not disclose the ...

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