How to clear videos from Watch Later on YouTube
There is an option for you to delete or remove each video from the Watch Later individually, but when the numbers run high it can take a lot of time. Clearing the Watch Later with our method will dismiss both partially watched and fully watched videos from your YouTube. If you want to empty the entire list, then the only way to do it is to remove every video individually.
Delete YouTube Watch Later on Desktop
Here’s how you can clear the Watch Later section of your YouTube account from your desktop:
Open YouTube.com on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computerLog in if you haven’t already and from the options bar to your left, select Watch LaterHere, you’ll find all videos you’ve selected to Watch Later. Next to the shuffle icon, there’s a triple-dotted icon. Click on it and further select Remove watched videosConfirm the warning by clicking on Remove and you’ll find that all the videos you’d partially or fully seen have been removed from the Watch Later playlist
Remove YouTube Watch Later on Mobile Phones
The process prescribed above can be replicated on your Android or iOS YouTube app as well. Here’s how:
Open YouTube on your phoneFrom the options bar on the bottom, click on LibraryYou’ll see Watch Later (with the number of unwatched videos) in the list of options. Click on itHere, the triple-dotted, ellipse icon is on the top right. Select that and further click on Remove watched videosConfirm the warning as was done above and your YouTube Watch Later won’t consist of the videos you’ve already seen
How to reduce YouTube data usage?
Being a video streaming website, YouTube can consume a big chunk of your data. Not everyone who uses YouTube has an unlimited bandwidth on data and thus, even though lowering the data consumption may impact your video viewing experience, it’s important. The most common tools to do so are to:
Lower video qualityUse Bandwidth Saver for YouTube extensionDownloading your YouTube videos offline
Read here about how these methods work and how to use them to cut back on the data that YouTube consumes. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for some great tips!
