YouTube may add time limits for more than just Shorts

YouTube may be working on a way to limit how much time you spend watching, and it could cover more than Shorts. Android Authority reports that Google could expand its time-limit tools. This is a report about something Google may be building. It is not a launched feature.

What is there today

YouTube already lets you set a time limit on Shorts. Shorts are the short vertical videos you swipe through one after another. The report suggests the same kind of limit could reach other kinds of YouTube viewing, not only Shorts.

Why it matters

If the tool launches, you could cap your own YouTube time from inside the app. You could also cap your kids' time. No extra software would be needed. For many families, that means one less app to install, set up and manage.

What is not known yet

The material does not say when the tool might arrive, or whether it will arrive at all. It also does not explain which kinds of viewing would be covered, how the limits would work, or who would get them first. Plans like this can change before anything is released.

What to do

Nothing has changed in the app yet, so there is nothing new to switch on. If Shorts eat up your time, the Shorts limit is available today. Watch for a Google announcement before counting on a broader limit.