Have you tried turning it on and then off again?

Your YouTube history tracks the videos you search for and watch to improve the accuracy of its recommendations.

YouTube actually records every video that you’ve ever watched. This is used to help with recommendations on your home page, and also show you what videos you have already watched, which can be very ...

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YouTube now requires signed-in users to turn on their watch history if they want recommendations. The change has already started rolling out and will reach all users in the next few months. Your ...

Ever wondered how you got these Recommended videos on your homepage if you rarely used YouTube? Well, that is soon to be emptied if you have no significant data in the platform, with YouTube allowing ...

Alphabet Inc.'s GOOG GOOGL YouTube will start showing a blank page to users who have disabled their watch history. The change has not gone down well with some users, who are aghast at seeing an empty ...

YouTube announced Tuesday that its newest update disables all its video recommendations for users who have their watch history turned off, solving an arguably annoying problem for those who may not ...

YouTube is testing out a new design for playlists and watch history on its TV app, now showing up for users on Google TV. Rolling out to the YouTube app Google TV and Android TV, likely not to all ...

Why Does YouTube Save Watch History? YouTube is essentially a content discovery platform. Therefore, it depends on algorithms to curate and recommend content to its customers (i.e., viewers). YouTube ...

Forget TV shows and the Premium subscription option, YouTube is an incredible place to find the videos you need to get something done. But YouTube is also filled with tons of recommendations and ads ...