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omoikane • 04/02/2025 • 2 replies • view on HN

For youtube shorts, replacing the "shorts" in URL with "watch" will give you the usual interface, for example:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GqkmtcirwYA -> https://www.youtube.com/watch/GqkmtcirwYA

But actually I see that seek bar is already available in youtube shorts. Maybe it's a recent change?

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darajava • 04/02/2025

YouTube shorts does have its own progress bar, but it's proprietary and kept out of view and so it doesn't allow the user to tell the length of the video at a glance.

Sohcahtoa82 • 04/02/2025

I've noticed the seek bar is available in MOST but not ALL shorts. I always thought it might be an option by the video owner.

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