- Don't recommend that channel,
don't recommend that channel either.
Definitely don't recommend that channel,
ooh, no don't recommend that channel.
- vidIQ. - vidIQ.
- [Man] vidIQ.com
- More people watch YouTube on mobile
than they do on desktop.
And that's a fact that's been around for a few years now.
And the way the mobile act works is becoming
even more sophisticated.
I'm sure you've seen this feature
whereby it auto plays a video
before you even tap on it.
Now usually this is a good thing.
I don't mine YouTube suggesting me new content
because that's the way to discover
new creators that you've never seen before on the platform.
However there are times when YouTube suggest something
far too often when you've watched one of their videos,
and there are times when they suggest
something that's completely wrong to your preferences.
And until now you've never been really able
to tell YouTube, stop, I don't want to see this.
Well YouTube has finally given you that sort of control.
As you browse through content on the Home Page
of the YouTube Mobile App,
you can tap the three dots button to the right,
and you'll be presented with this new option,
Don't recommend channel.
Now let's be clear what that means.
YouTube say that once this option is selected
that channel's video content will not be suggested to you.
It still means the channel and its contents
will appear to you in the subscription feed,
if you have subscribed to the channel.
The channel's videos will also appear in search.
You can still find the channel and watch the video content.
And their content might still be visible
if it is trending on YouTube.
So I think what this basically is, is a channel mute button.
If you do say you're not interested in that channels content
you're gonna have to do the work to find it once again.
Oh, and do me a favor,
I know you like to test out these tutorials,
just don't do it on our channel please.
But, just in case you do tap the,
Don't recommend channel option, by accident
this can be rescued by immediately
tapping the Undo option.
And while we're on the subject,
YouTube has added more recommendation tools.
As you browse through the app
you may see at the top of the screen quick topic shortcuts.
The options that you see here are based on your existing
personalized suggestions and are meant to help you find
what you are looking for faster.
That content could be,
videos relating to the one your watching,
videos published by the channel your watching,
or other topics which may be of interest to you.
And of course, as you browse through all of this weird
and wonderful stuff you will always have the option
to tell YouTube you're not interested
in that channels content.
Except for us.
You're not allowed to tap this option
when it comes to vidIQ.
This is not reverse psychology.
Don't press it, for us.
I think, I think I got the message through, yeah?
You may also start to see information boxes
appear under videos when YouTube is trying
to suggest content to you that viewers
with similar interest to you have watched.
Yep, that is indeed how much YouTube
knows about what you watch,
and what they expect you to watch next.
Now so far, we've exclusively looked at mobile,
but what about desktop?
Well you can click on the three dots next to a video
and tell YouTube you're not interested in that video.
But you can go even further by clicking
on the, Tell us why, and from here you can say
you're not interested in the channel itself.
The chances are you will be using these tools
a lot to tailor your YouTube preferences.
But what if you want to clear
all of this and start all over again,
without actually creating a new YouTube account?
Well you can point your browser to
myactivity.google.com/myactivity
click on, Other Google activity,
and scroll down to, YouTube 'Not interested' feedback,
which you can reset.
What are your thoughts
on the YouTube recommendation engine?
Is it sending content you want to watch,
or is it still as bad as it has been in the past.
Do let us know in the comments below.
And if you are a video creator
and you need recommendations for the best keywords
to use to push your videos up to the top
of the surf rankings,
then make sure to download vidIQ.
It is a chrome extension that will help you
research YouTube, analyze any video on a plot form,
audit your own channel,
and take actional steps that will grow your channel.
It is free to download,
there is a link in the video description.
For more YouTube beginners guides just like this
checkout the playlist over here.
For more vidIQ tools that will help
you grow your channel,
we've got another playlist down there.
We'll see you on any of those videos right now,
and of course,
enjoy the rest of your video making and watching day.