YouTube Shorts are getting even shorter with an update that lets you double the playback speed (opens original article in a new tab)

YouTube is updating Shorts with features to shorten video playback, remove dislike buttons, and introduce a clean screen mode for better user experience.

• YouTube Shorts now allows users to double playback speed for shorter videos
• YouTube removed the dislike button from Shorts, replacing it with 'Not Interested' and 'Don't recommend this channel'
• YouTube introduced a 'Clear Screen mode' to hide icons and text during playback