YouTube New Homepage Refresh Adds Custom Feeds to Top Bar

• YouTube’s refreshed homepage adds a simpler top bar with Subscriptions, Movies & TV, Live and Music.
• YouTube custom feeds turn described interests, topics or moods into saved recommendations that keep updating.
• Viewers can add, edit or remove custom feeds directly from the homepage top bar.

The YouTube new homepage is getting a refreshed layout with a simplified top bar and quicker access to key viewing sections. The update also brings custom feeds closer to the main homepage navigation, making saved interests easier to revisit.

Custom feeds are designed for more than keyword searches. Viewers can describe a kind of content, topic or even a mood, then get recommendations that continue to update as new videos become available.

What has changed in the YouTube top bar?

The refreshed top bar provides quick access to Subscriptions, Movies & TV, Live and Music, alongside a viewer’s custom feeds. The simplified navigation brings these destinations together at the top of the homepage.

Custom feeds appear alongside these sections, so users can return to their saved interests without having to describe the same request again. The layout is intended to make different viewing routines easier to reach.

The change adds another way to navigate YouTube’s video platform, while keeping Subscriptions and the other listed destinations within quick reach.

What are YouTube custom feeds?

YouTube custom feeds are personalised, saved searches built around what a viewer wants to watch. Instead of relying only on keywords, a person can describe a content type, a subject or a particular vibe.

For example, someone could save a feed for “evening wind down with long documentaries” or another for “new DIY creators”. These feeds provide separate spaces for interests, moods and routines that viewers want to revisit.

Recommendations within a custom feed are continuously updated as new content becomes available. Viewers can also create multiple feeds, with each one tailored to a different interest rather than using one saved search for everything.

How to add, edit or remove a custom feed

YouTube says custom feeds can be managed from the top bar. The available actions let viewers keep their saved interests relevant as their viewing habits change.

• Add: Create a custom feed by describing the type of content, topic or mood you want to explore.
• Edit: Update a saved feed when you want to adjust the interest or content description.
• Remove: Delete a feed you no longer need from the top bar.

The feature is aimed at helping viewers organise discovery around different interests. It sits alongside other YouTube features, including Ask YouTube’s conversational search experience, which offers a different way to explore videos.

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YouTube custom feeds availability

When custom feeds were first announced at Made on YouTube in September, YouTube said they were for users in the US across web, mobile and TVs. The announcement described custom feeds as dedicated tabs for specific moods, routines and recent interests, accessible from the homepage.

No additional rollout regions or wider availability details are confirmed in the information covered here. Availability may therefore depend on the user’s location and the platform they use.

Conclusion

The refreshed YouTube homepage brings Subscriptions, Movies & TV, Live, Music and custom feeds into a simpler top bar. Custom feeds let viewers save different topics or moods and receive updated recommendations, with options to add, edit or remove feeds from the same navigation area.

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