Have you tried turning it on and then off again?

The site has disabled homepage recommendations for users with their watch history paused.

Forget TV shows and the Premium subscription option, YouTube is an incredible place to find the videos you need to get something done. But YouTube is also filled with tons of recommendations and ads ...

When YouTube history stops updating, the problem usually gives itself away in a very obvious way: the homepage suddenly says Your watch history is off, ...

YouTube really wants everyone to tell them what they're watching. Up until now, if you used YouTube but didn't want the company to retain knowledge of what videos you were watching on the platform, ...

Ever wondered how you got these Recommended videos on your homepage if you rarely used YouTube? Well, that is soon to be emptied if you have no significant data in the platform, with YouTube allowing ...

YouTube will no longer display recommended videos on the homepage for users who turn off their watch history. The change is intended to clarify the feature's reliance on watch history. YouTube ...

YouTube now requires signed-in users to turn on their watch history if they want recommendations. The change has already started rolling out and will reach all users in the next few months. Your ...

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YouTube actually records every video that you’ve ever watched. This is used to help with recommendations on your home page, and also show you what videos you have already watched, which can be very ...

Why Does YouTube Save Watch History? YouTube is essentially a content discovery platform. Therefore, it depends on algorithms to curate and recommend content to its customers (i.e., viewers). YouTube ...