The autoplay feature on YouTube will offer a lean-back experience and help you play videos automatically without having to select a new video once the current video that you were watching finishes.
People who aren’t interested in YouTube’s suggestions may find the autoplay option unpleasant, despite the fact that it makes it simple for users to stream videos that are similar to the one they are watching. On YouTube, thankfully, disabling autoplay on a desktop computer or on a mobile device couldn’t be easier. This holds true regardless of the platform you use.
Sometimes, the autoplay feature might not work. It could either be due to an error or bug and will have to be fixed. It could even be from YouTube’s side as YouTube is a business and they’ll want you to watch more videos. With the autotune feature on, you’ll be automatically watching more videos, resulting in more views.
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How to turn off autoplay on YouTube on your desktop browser?
- Open YouTube on your browser.
- If you aren’t signed into your Google account, choose the blue Sign In link in the top-right corner for entering the login details and signing in.
- Look for or select any video to go to the page and start to watch it. You don’t necessarily have to watch the entire video and you can use the Pause button to pause it.
- Select the “Autoplay is on” button located below the playhead and next to the Subtitles/closed captions button
- The button turns into a pause symbol and reads Autoplay is off
- Choose the Play button on the video player to continue to watch the video until the end or drag the red dot along the video’s timeline to fast forward to the last few seconds and then select “Play”.
How to turn off autoplay on the YouTube app on your smartphone?
- Open the YouTube app or visit YouTube in a smartphone browser.
- If you aren’t signed into your account, tap the Profile Icon located at the top-right corner to enter your login details and then sign in.
- Look for or select any video to go to the page and start to watch it. You don’t necessarily have to watch the entire video and you can use the Pause button to pause it.
- Look for the “Autoplay” button at the top of the player. Choose to turn it off such that it turns from blue to white. The videos won’t autoplay if you’re connected to a mobile network.
- Choose the Play button on the video player to continue to watch the video or alternatively drag the red dot along the video player to fast forward to the last few seconds of the video and select “Play”.
- The video will end normally and you won’t notice the new video start playing automatically.
