{"id":107662,"date":"2026-04-16T11:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=107662"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:52:31","slug":"youtube-shorts-daily-zero-minute-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-shorts-daily-zero-minute-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts entirely, kind of"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">YouTube\u2019s new zero-minute daily Shorts limit is here to stop endless scrolling, potentially impacting music discovery with it.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>YouTube\u2019s new daily Shorts limit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last October, YouTube introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-shorts-daily-limit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">daily time limits for Shorts<\/a>, letting users take control of their screen time. The aim? To help prevent users from endlessly doomscrolling, at least kind of. Since then, the platform <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-parental-tools-to-limit-shorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expanded those controls to parental accounts<\/a>, letting parents set limits as low as zero minutes for their kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, YouTube is taking that a step further, effectively letting users switch off <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/using-youtube-shorts-as-an-artist\/\">Shorts<\/a> altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-routenote-blog wp-block-embed-routenote-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8kugir2P5e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-shorts-daily-limit\/\">YouTube is helping you to stop doomscrolling Shorts, kind of<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;YouTube is helping you to stop doomscrolling Shorts, kind of&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-shorts-daily-limit\/embed\/#?secret=8kugir2P5e\" data-secret=\"8kugir2P5e\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>What\u2019s changing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_20260415_220024_YouTube.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"501\"\/><figcaption><em>Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/04\/15\/youtube-shorts-turn-off-zero-minute-timer-setting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9to5Google<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the tool initially rolled out, users could cap their Shorts scrolling between 15 minutes and 2 hours. With the latest update, any user can now set a daily limit for Shorts at zero minutes. Following on from the parental controls, YouTube told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/streaming\/912898\/youtube-shorts-feed-limit-zero-minutes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Verge<\/a> that a new zero limit timer is \u201clive for all parents, and is currently being rolled out to everyone,\u201d including adult users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to set a daily Shorts limit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Same as previously, users can head to Time Management inside Settings on the YouTube app to set a daily limit. Once that limit is reached, you\u2019ll see a full-screen notification that appears when you attempt to scroll on the Shorts feed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When that timer is set to zero, Shorts are removed from the YouTube homepage too. They can, however, still be viewed in the subscription feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the feature isn\u2019t exactly strict. Like previous limits, it can easily be dismissed to keep on scrolling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>What this means for the music industry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, this raises a familiar question: if users spend less time watching Shorts, what happens to music discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shorts remain one of the most powerful tools for artists to reach new audiences. If even a small portion of viewers actively limit or remove Shorts, it could reduce the level of exposure possible. That\u2019s especially true with a time limit of zero as it goes a step further than previous updates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the feature is optional and easy to bypass. I even have a time limit for certain apps on my phone which I easily dismiss on a daily basis. So, perhaps the real impact is likely to be extremely limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/using-youtube-shorts-as-an-artist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Short-form video is a crucial way to grow your fanbase as an artist. Get your music onto social platforms like YouTube Shorts for free with RouteNote today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube\u2019s new zero-minute daily Shorts limit is here to stop endless scrolling, potentially impacting music discovery with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":107665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6628,30244],"tags":[31079,30904,31077,31078,13147,30903],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts entirely, kind of - RouteNote Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-shorts-daily-zero-minute-limit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts entirely, kind of - 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