Block Shorts, Reels and TikTok without blocking the whole apps

ShortBlocker blocks only the short videos in each app and leaves the rest of the app alone, and the videos your friends send you still play. On the free plan it blocks one app at a time, and you can change which one whenever you like. Premium blocks all six at once: YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook Reels, Snapchat Spotlight and X videos.

Updated 4 November 2026. For ShortBlocker 1.3.0 on Android 8 or later.

How to block several apps at once

Install ShortBlocker from Google Play.
Open it and switch on each app you want to block. The free plan keeps one switch on at a time; Premium lets you switch on all six.
Tap Open settings, find ShortBlocker in Android’s Accessibility list, switch it on and tap Allow. The setup guide has the exact menus for Google Pixel, Samsung, Xiaomi and other phones.

What is blocked, and what stays

YouTube: Shorts are blocked. Long videos, home, search, subscriptions and channels keep working.
Instagram: Reels are blocked. Messages, feed, Stories, search and profiles keep working.
TikTok: videos are covered over. Your inbox and profile stay open.
Facebook: Reels in the main Facebook app are blocked. Facebook Lite isn’t blocked.
Snapchat: Spotlight is blocked.
X: scrolling on to the next video is blocked. The video you tap plays, and the timeline, profiles, search and chats keep working.

Videos friends send you still play in Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook (a Reel sent in Messenger). YouTube is the exception: a Shorts link sent to you opens in YouTube’s Shorts player and is blocked.

If a short video is ever missed, or something is blocked by mistake, you can report it: tap Wrong? on the blocked notice, or use the Report a page button in your quick settings. Here is how to report a miss or a mistake.

Free or Premium?

The free plan blocks one app at a time. Everything else you need is on both plans: videos friends send you, Stats, pause for up to 24 hours, reporting a screen, detection updates, no ads and no account. Premium blocks all six at once and adds Tap to watch, allowing videos you searched for, allowed creators, schedules, a daily allowance and strict mode. Premium costs about a dollar a month on the yearly plan: in the US, $12.99 a year or $1.99 a month, with a 7-day free trial. See the plans.

Questions

How do I block Shorts, Reels and TikTok without blocking the whole apps?

Install ShortBlocker, switch on the apps you want to block and allow accessibility access. It blocks only the short videos, so the rest of each app keeps working. Blocking more than one app at a time needs Premium.

Can I block more than one app on the free plan?

The free plan blocks one app at a time. You can change which app whenever you like. Premium blocks all six at once, for about a dollar a month on the yearly plan, with a 7-day free trial.

Which apps can ShortBlocker block?

YouTube Shorts, TikTok (including TikTok Lite), Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels in the main Facebook app, Snapchat Spotlight, and X videos.