Overview
- Users can now filter results to see only Shorts or only long-form videos under the Type menu.
- The Sort By menu is renamed Prioritize, and View count is replaced by Popularity that also weighs watch time.
- YouTube removed Upload Date – Last Hour and Sort by Rating after saying they were not working as expected and drew complaints.
- Duration choices shift to Under 3 minutes with a new 3–20 minutes bucket, while feature filters like Live and 4K stay the same.
- The update is rolling out gradually, with filters accessed via Filters on the web and the overflow menu on mobile.