YouTube announces changes to put users in charge of their homepage

YouTube rolls out changes to provide viewers more control over what appears on their home page.

Official announcement by YouTube explains that users want more control over what videos appear on their homepage and in Up Next suggestions. Three specific changes we will be rolling out in the coming days:

• Explore topics and related videos on your Homepage and in Up Next videos: You can now more easily explore topics and related videos — such as baking videos, the latest late-night talk shows or your favorite music genre, and see more of what you love on YouTube. The options that you see are based on your existing personalized suggestions and are meant to help you find what you're looking for faster. They could be videos related to the one you’re watching, videos published by the channel you’re watching, or other topics which may be of interest to you. This new feature can be found on the homepage when you scroll up, and on Up Next when browsing. It will be available for signed-in users in English on the YouTube app for Android and will be available on iOS, desktop and other languages soon.

• Remove suggestions from channels you don’t want to watch: YouTube has made it simple for you to tell to stop suggesting videos from a particular channel. Tap the three-dot menu next to a video on the homepage or Up Next, then “Don’t recommend channel.” After that, you should no longer see videos from that channel suggested to you on YouTube. You may still be able to find them if you subscribe, search for them, or visit the channel page or Trending tab. This new feature is available globally on the YouTube app for Android and iOS today and will be available on desktop soon.  

• Learn more about why a video may be suggested to you: Finally, sometimes, we recommend videos from channels you haven’t seen before based on what other viewers with similar interests have liked and watched in the past. When YouTube suggests videos based on this, you'll now see more information underneath the video in a small box. The goal is to explain why these videos surface on your homepage in order to help you find videos from new channels you might like. This new feature is available globally on the YouTube app for iOS today and will be available on Android and desktop soon.