YouTube lets you build a separate feed for each viewing mood

YouTube is changing the top of its mobile homepage so you can build a separate feed for each viewing mood. Instead of one mixed-up stream of videos, you would pick the kind of viewing you want right now. The changes are starting to roll out to users in the US.

What changed

The update centers on a redesigned top bar on the YouTube homepage in the mobile app. That is the strip of options across the top of the screen. The goal, based on the material available, is to sort your videos by mood instead of piling everything into a single feed.

Who it affects

Anyone who scrolls YouTube on a phone could notice it. If you often dig past videos you do not want right now to find the one you do, this is aimed at you. A quick laugh, background music and a long documentary rarely fit the same moment.

What is not known yet

The material is thin on details. It does not say how the mood feeds are created or named, or whether you can edit them. It also does not say when the update will reach everyone in the US, or whether it will come to other countries. The rollout has only just started, so some people will see it before others.

What happens next

Watch the top of your YouTube app over the coming weeks. If the new bar appears, try it for a few days and see whether it saves you scrolling. Updates like this often reach different accounts at different times, so not seeing it yet does not mean something is wrong.