Search "YouTube Revanced" on Android. It's a bit of a pain to install, but it lets you customise your YouTube app and add or remove as many features as you want.
These kinds of customisations should be standard for apps people use every day.
To be clear, I have revanced and use it daily. I'm just too stupid to be able to figure out how to hide Shorts
To be clear, I have revanced and use it daily. I'm just too stupid to be able to figure out how to hide Shorts