On Android you can install https://newpipe.net https://newpipe.net and turn off a lot of things: no more trending/start screen recommendations if you don't want

On Android you can install https://newpipe.net https://newpipe.net and turn off a lot of things: no more trending/start screen recommendations if you don't want them, you can turn off comments, or "watch next" recommendations.. the shorts show up in the search results like other normal videos, with a slider so you can still navigate it.