Why are YouTube videos not showing as watched?

Solution 1: Turn off your ‘Pause history’ on YouTube app or website. Sometimes people by mistake or unknowingly turn on the ‘Pause History’ option in the YouTube app which may lead to YouTube. This not only stops YouTube from recording your watch history but it also prohibits it from showing it on the app.

Can you mark YouTube videos as watched?

​To mark a video as watched on a computer:​ Click on the More next to the episode. From the menu that appears, select Mark episode as watched.

Why doesn’t YouTube remember where I left off?

There are cases where the video won’t restart from where you left off, like when the video is mostly complete. Sometimes, the progress bar doesn’t update right away. In this case, try refreshing your browser or feed.

Does YouTube show how many times you viewed a video?

When users open their account menu, they’ll now see an updated profile that shows the amount of time they’ve viewed videos that day, the previous day, and over the last week.

Why does the red line under YouTube videos disappear?

The video progress bar makes it easy to check where you left off the last time you watched a video. When you leave a video without finishing it, a red bar under the video thumbnail shows you where you left off. When you play the video again, it will restart from where you were.

Why is my YouTube history not updating?

If YouTube won’t save your watch history, log out of your Google account, restart your YT app or refresh your browser tab, and log back in. If you’re using an ad-blocker, disable it and check if the issue is gone. Many users confirmed ad-blockers often block YouTube’s history tracking URLs.

How do you know if you already watched a YouTube video?

Right-click the name of the video for which you want the information and then select “Properties” from the context menu. The date and time when you watched the selected video is shown in the Last Visited section of the Properties window.

What is create a short on YouTube?

YouTube Shorts is a way for anyone to connect with a new audience using just a smartphone and the Shorts camera in the YouTube app. YouTube’s Shorts creation tools makes it easy to create short-form videos that are up to 60 seconds long with our multi-segment camera.

What does the red symbol on YouTube mean?

The blue dot to the right of the channel means new, unviewed content available on the channel. The red symbol (red dot surrounded by 2 sets of parentheses) means the channel is unavailable.

Is there a way to mark a YouTube video as watched?

It is like the youtube algorithm is just unmarking various videos in order to keep recommending things to me that I have seen long ago. A way to “mark as watched” would be very useful, not only for this issue but for things like the same movie trailer or other content being promoted from different channels, trying to show you the same thing.

How do I Tell YouTube that I’m not interested in watching videos?

I select ‘not interested’, tell why and tick the box ‘I’ve already watched the video’. This helps, for Video A. However, Youtube does not take the hint that I may not want to rewatch all these videos.

Is every recommended YouTube video now one I’ve already seen?

This issue has to stop. YouTube has been gold for years. Now all of a sudden, BOOM, every recommended video is one I’ve already seen. Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that’s most likely to answer the question. If it seems to be helpful, we may eventually mark it as a Recommended Answer. Helpful?