Notes from the maker — product updates, reverse-engineering YouTube's internals, and the occasional opinion about playlist management.
YouTube Watch Later silently fails to save videos for several reasons, and the most common one is a hidden 5,000-video cap. Here's the full list of causes and what to actually d...
The 5,000 video cap on YouTube Watch Later isn't a bug. It's by design. Here's what causes it, why YouTube hasn't removed it, and three ways to get your playlist under control.
YouTube has no built-in search inside the Watch Later playlist. Here are three ways to find a specific video without scrolling through thousands of entries.
YouTube's built-in Watch Later organization is limited to a handful of sort options. Here's the full landscape of what you can actually do, from YouTube's native features to thi...
YouTube leaves deleted, private, and region-blocked videos sitting in your Watch Later as unplayable placeholders. Here's why they're there, why YouTube won't remove them, and t...