🎯 1. Tell YouTube What You Don’t Want to See

YouTube gives you tools to correct bad suggestions:

  • Tap the three dots next to a video in your feed and choose “Not interested.”
  • If videos from a specific creator keep showing up, use “Don’t recommend channel.”
    These actions signal YouTube to show less of that kind of content.

🔁 2. Engage With What You Do Like

The algorithm learns from what you watch, like, and interact with. So:

  • Watch full videos you enjoy
  • Like and comment on them
  • Add them to playlists
    These positive signals help Youtube offer better matches to your interests over time.

🗑️ 3. Clear or Manage Your History

Your watch and search history strongly influence recommendations:

  • Clearing history can reset feed signals and give you a clean slate.
  • Turning off watch/search history can stop YouTube from shaping future suggestions entirely.
    This is useful if your feed went off track because of random videos you clicked earlier.

🔍 4. search Deliberately for Interests

Actively searching for topics you care about trains the recommendation engine faster than passive watching. Searching repeatedly for things you want means YouTube will prioritize similar videos on your homepage.

📲 5. Use Incognito or Separate Accounts

If you want to explore new interests without polluting your main feed:

  • Use YouTube’s Incognito mode, so your actions don’t affect your recommendations.
  • You can also create a separate account for different types of content (e.g., study videos vs. entertainment).

🧠 6. Turn Off Autoplay

The Autoplay feature keeps playing videos based on what YouTube thinks you want next — but sometimes that pushes unrelated content into your feed later. Turning it off lets you choose the next video every time, reducing irrelevant algorithm influence.

📌 7. New YouTube Features to Improve Control

YouTube is testing and rolling out features like:

  • A “Hide recommendations”/Custom Feed for less clutter
  • Better ways to customize your home feed so you see more of what matters to you.

🧠 Quick Summary

If your current feed feels boring or irrelevant:

✅ Mark videos/channels you don’t like as Not interested or Don’t recommend channel
✅ Actively watch and interact with content you love
✅ Clear or manage your history to reset YouTube’s signals
✅ Use incognito or separate accounts for different interests

Over a few days of consistent use, your YouTube recommendations will start to match your interests better — making your feed fun and useful again.

 

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Balasahana Suresh

14/01/2026 10:56 AM