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YouTube Overhauls Search Filters With Shorts Option and New Popularity Ranking

Availability varies as YouTube stages the rollout across web and mobile.

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.