How To Reset Your Youtube Recommendations 5 Easy Tricks

This method works for either iPhones, iPads, and Android phones or tablets.

Tap Clear watch history in the pop-up to confirm.

Tap Clear search history in the pop-up to confirm. Those steps aim to completely reset the recommendations algorithm. If, instead, someone else watched a few videos that are messing up your recommendations, tap Manage all activity to individually remove videos from your watch history. Simply tap the x next to the video’s name that you don’t want to be included in the algorithm that suggests videos for you to watch. [1] X Research source

This method will completely wipe your search and watch history, so recommendations won’t be available until the algorithm can calculate your watching habits. Don’t erase everything if you don’t want to start over again to curate your algorithm.

If you want to completely reset YouTube’s recommendations, select All Time. [2] X Research source

This method works for smart TVs and TVs with streaming devices and gaming consoles.

You can also go to the recommended video you’d like to remove from “Recommendations” and press and hold the “Select” button on your controller or remote. Once the menu pops up, select Not interested and either Not Interested, Don’t recommend channel feedback to tune your recommendations algorithm. [3] X Research source

This method works for either iPhones, iPads, and Android phones or tablets. This is the best option to use if you are letting someone else borrow your mobile for a bit so they can browse YouTube. With “Pause” enabled, anything they search or watch will not affect your recommendations.

Scroll down and click Pause to confirm your choice. Clicking one control will pause both your watch and save history, so you don’t have to repeat the process to pause other data.