YouTube Shorts are getting longer | Infinium-tech
YouTube shorts are getting longer. Starting October 15th, you can create shorts up to 3 minutes long. This was apparently a top requested feature, and now it’s almost here.
This change obviously won’t affect any videos uploaded before October 15, and applies to videos that are square or tall in aspect ratio. YouTube says it will also work hard to improve recommendations for longer shorts “in the coming months.”
Shorts are also getting templates, which you can try out by tapping Remix on a short and then selecting Use this template. And, “in the coming months,” you’ll be able to remix clips from your favorite YouTube videos — even pulling from multiple clips on YouTube.
There’s a new Shorts Trends page on mobile, and you’ll soon get a preview of what people are saying in the comments in the Shorts feed.
If you hate shorts, you’ll be happy to know that YouTube will be offering an option to show less of them. You can select any Shorts grid on your Home feed by tapping the three dots in the top right. Unfortunately, this will only temporarily You’ll see less shorts, but we guess it’s better than nothing.
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