YouTube Shorts is getting a makeover.

YouTube advises focusing on your audience, not the algorithm. A view indicates intentional watching, not just scrolling past a video. Prioritize storytelling over targeting a specific video length.

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. YouTube is being taken over by Shorts—the ...

I use YouTube Shorts more than I'd like to admit, and these new features have genuinely changed the way I watch. Chances are, ...

YouTube Shorts is getting a revamped video editor with precise clip timing, music, and text tools. New features like beat-synced editing, gallery stickers, and AI-generated stickers aim to make Shorts ...

YouTube will soon roll out a major update to its popular Shorts video format that could upend the way creators and viewers engage with content. The update will introduce extra features and give ...

As part of this year’s YouTube NewFronts presentation, the company announced Monday that it’s rolling out new ad formats to its short-form feature Shorts. Of note, the company is expanding Shorts into ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

YouTube is adding even more TikTok-like features to Shorts, including a new “clear screen” mode that removes the icons and text from the video you’re watching. In a blog post on Thursday, YouTube says ...

I have no idea how to write code, but with a little help from generative AI, I built a JavaScript bookmarklet tool that dramatically improves YouTube Shorts—and you can, too! From the laptops on your ...

YouTube will now count views on YouTube Shorts based on viewers who come across the content. Credit: Faisal Bashir/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images How many views are your YouTube videos ...