YouTube Android App Lets You Pause Watch History In Latest Update

YouTube Android app lets you pause watch history in latest update

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Published 11 May 2015

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YouTube for Android now lets you hit pause on its ability to track all the videos you watch.

The new setting is in the version 10.18 update to the YouTube app, which is working its way now through the ay Store.

youtube watch history — You can now tell YouTube to stop keeping track of the videos you watch.

You can use the new feature by going to Settings > ivacy in the YouTube Android app. st as with the search history feature, turning it off in the Android version will do the same when you access YouTube on the desktop or through other platforms.

If you want the latest app now, you can grab it from A Mirror.

The impact on you: This tweak mirrors a setting already available in the desktop version of YouTube. ile having your video history can be convenient, it means giving a lot of information that turns into those sometimes creepy ads video suggestions. If you want a bit more anonymity, now you can flip it off.