Turn off watch history.
Still get shorts in my subscriptions (from subscribed channels) but the shorts functionality and home page are pretty much stripped out, even in the official app.
Well worth the minor inconveniences.
Still get shorts in my subscriptions (from subscribed channels) but the shorts functionality and home page are pretty much stripped out, even in the official app.
Well worth the minor inconveniences.
Only real downside (and it might be deliberate) is that the app will quickly forget the current video you’re watching. Still worth the trade off.