The Home tab is often where most YouTube users go to see what videos are currently popular. Though YouTube typically makes wise recommendations, occasionally you could find pointless videos on the Home menu. Discover the best ways to control the suggestions if you frequently see pointless YouTube videos in the main menu.
Let’s first grasp how the corporate algorithm functions and the criteria it considers before talking about how to manage YouTube suggestions.
HOW DO YOUTUBE RECOMMENDATIONS WORK?
YouTube uses information from your searches and viewing history to suggest videos on related subjects. The videos you see on YouTube are also based on your subscriptions. Similar videos might be available on the Home tab if you subscribe to cooking channels. YouTube thankfully provides a variety of choices for customising video suggestions. Let’s investigate them.
1. SHOW YOUR DISINTEREST IN UNNECESSARY VIDEOS
You can tap ‘Not Interested’ for irrelevant videos and train YouTube not to show similar videos. Here’s how.
Step 1: Open the YouTube app on your phone.
Step 2: Tap the three vertical dots menu beside a video and select ‘Not Interested.’
Repeat the same for all such videos, and you won’t see the same in the future. Do note that it may take some time before YouTube learns your input.
2. TURN OFF VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A SPECIFIC CHANNEL
If you come across below-average channels spreading misinformation and fake news, stop video recommendations from it.
Step 1: Launch the YouTube app on your phone.
Step 2: Whenever you come across below-average YouTube channels, tap the more menu beside the video.
Step 3: Select ‘Don’t recommend channel.’
YouTube won’t recommend videos from the channel to you again.
3. REMOVE INDIVIDUAL VIDEOS FROM YOUR WATCH HISTORY
In the Home tab of YouTube, comparable videos are recommended based on your viewing history. To stop receiving recommendations moving forward, remove the videos you’ve already seen on the subject. Follow the directions below.
Step 1: Open YouTube on your phone and move to the Library tab.
Step 2: Tap ‘View all’ beside History.
Step 3: Tap the three-dot menu beside a video and hit ‘Remove from watch history.’
Repeat the same for all such videos and remove them from the watch history.
4. REMOVE INDIVIDUAL SEARCHES FROM YOUR SEARCH HISTORY
As previously discussed, YouTube also provides video suggestions based on your search history. You must remove pointless specific queries from your YouTube search history.
Step 1: Launch the YouTube app on your phone and hit the search icon at the top.
Step 2: Long-press on a search term and hit Remove.
You’ll need to remove unnecessary searches from your YouTube search history to stop getting recommendations on similar topics.
5. PAUSE YOUTUBE WATCH AND SEARCH HISTORY
You can temporarily halt your phone’s YouTube watch and search history if you want to look up a specific topic and do not want recommendations based on it in the future. How? Read on.
Step 1: Launch the YouTube app and tap your account picture at the top right corner.
Step 2: Tap Settings.
Step 3: Select ‘Manage all history.’
Step 4: Tap ‘Saving your YouTube history.’
Step 5: Tap Turn off, and YouTube disables your search and watch history.
You can now browse videos without worrying about getting the same recommendations in the future.
6. USE YOUTUBE INCOGNITO MODE
To explore videos secretly on YouTube without going through the lengthy steps above, just turn on incognito mode. When in active incognito mode on YouTube, your search and viewing history will not be saved.
Step 1: Open the YouTube app and tap your profile icon at the top-right corner.
Step 2: Tap ‘Turn on Incognito.’
There is a significant restriction with incognito mode, though. The advantages won’t be available to you if you have a YouTube Premium subscription. Whilst viewing videos, advertisements will appear.
7. USE YOUTUBE GUEST ACCOUNT ON SMART TV
Your guests or young children can check out their favourite creators on your smart TV using your YouTube account. Before giving them the remote, turn on guest mode on YouTube on TV if you don’t want them to mess up your video recommendations.
Step 1: Open the YouTube app on your TV.
Step 2: Select the side menu and click your account.
Step 3: Enable Guest mode and start browsing.
8. RECHECK YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS
YouTube also makes video suggestions depending on the channels you’ve subscribed to. Recheck your subscribed YouTube channels and unsubscribe from those that are no longer relevant.
Step 1: Open the YouTube app and tap the Subscriptions menu on the bottom bar.
Step 2: Tap All. Select a bell icon beside a channel and hit Unsubscribe.
FIND USEFUL YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Your app experience may be ruined by YouTube displaying irrelevant videos. Use the tips above to improve YouTube algorithms so that they work in your favour rather than searching for relevant videos.