Apps to block YouTube Shorts on iPhone without losing regular videos (comparative 2026)
On the YouTube app, you can't turn off Shorts for good if your account is for adults. The closest thing to this that YouTube offers is the Shorts feed limit, which you can set to 0 minutes, but when the limit is reached, you can close the notification and keep watching. If you want to get rid of Shorts and stick to regular videos, search, and your subscriptions, you need an app that shows you…
The YouTube app does not allow users with adult accounts to completely disable Shorts. Although users can set a Shorts feed limit, it only serves as a reminder and not a block. Several third-party apps, including minulo, SocialLite, and UNDOOMED, offer alternatives to hide Shorts and maintain normal video viewing. These apps work by either having a browser within the app or as a Safari extension.
Some of these apps are free, while others offer paid subscriptions or one-time payments, with prices ranging from $2.99 to $9.99 per month.
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