YouTube has announced several major upgrades for Shorts which include the ability to upload 3x longer videos. If you find the current 60-second limit for YouTube Shorts too restrictive, YouTube is increasing the maximum video duration limit to 3 minutes effective 15th October 2024.
YouTube Shorts support longer videos of up to 3 minutes
Increasing the length of YouTube Shorts video uploads was a top requested feature by creators. According to YouTube Product Lead, Todd Sherman, they have heard from creators that they need more space in shorts to tell their story so they will now enable a longer duration of up to 180 seconds.
The change to increase the upload limit to 180 seconds will apply to videos uploaded from 15th October 2024. Previous and existing videos that are square or taller in aspect ratio uploaded before 15th October 2024 are not affected.
YouTube added that they are working on improving recommendations for longer Shorts in the coming months.
As a comparison, Meta allows Facebook and Instagram Reels up to 90 seconds. Meanwhile, TikTok had increased the duration limit of video uploads from 3 minutes to 10 minutes in 2022.
More enhancements coming to YouTube Shorts
Besides allowing 3-minute videos on Shorts, YouTube wants to make short-form video creation easier by allowing users to recreate videos easily with templates. Users can jump on the current trending videos and create remixes instantly.
To keep up with the latest trends in your country, YouTube is also introducing a Shorts trends page on mobile. Users can also preview comments from the Shorts feed without clicking on the comments feed for each video.
If you prefer to watch more long-form landscape format videos, YouTube will also introduce the “Show fewer Shorts” option to customise your video feed experience. The new option will be shown from the “three-dot menu” on the upper right of any Shorts grid on your home feed.
In case you missed it, YouTube has announced a price hike for its Premium subscription service in Malaysia. YouTube Premium Individual will cost RM20.90/month (up from RM17.90/month) and YouTube Premium Family will cost RM41.90/month (up from RM33.90/month). Meanwhile, YouTube Premium for Students will cost RM12.90/month (up from RM10.90/month).
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