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YouTube app bug opens and auto-plays Shorts by default, here's how to fix it (9to5google.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26951995

A bug in the YouTube app is causing Shorts to immediately open and start playing, making for a slightly frustrating experience.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Bug?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I was 100% sure this was a feature. Revanced even has a patch for this called "disable resuming shorts on startup", maybe Google could learn something from them.