How to View YouTube Shorts in Landscape Mode

This practical guide explains how to view YouTube shorts in landscape mode. Follow the steps in order, review the requirements first, and use the troubleshooting notes when a setting or option does not work as expected.

How to enable YouTube Shorts landscape mode

Note that this feature is currently only available on select Pixel devices and requires the latest version of YouTube to update the feature.

Just go to YouTube on your phone and tap on the You tab. Then tap the gear icon to access YouTube Settings .

Scroll down below, we select Accessibility . Continue to turn on Rotate Shorts mode.

So when you open any YouTube Shorts video and as soon as you switch to landscape mode, the video will continue playing. When viewing YouTube Shorts in landscape mode, there are a few things to keep in mind:

• YouTube Shorts videos appear in the center and black vertical lines on the left and right.
• The search bar is at the bottom with the video name, channel name, and description at the top. The options to like, dislike, comment, share, and the video are available on the right side of the screen.