How do i stop youtube from automatically playing videos

Q: Why does my YouTube keep auto playing?

If youre 18 or over, auto-play is turned on by default. If youre using a supervised account, you may not have the option to turn on/off auto-play if your parent has turned off auto-play for you.

We’ve all been there. You’re watching YouTube and, once your video ends, another seemingly unrelated video recommended by YouTube begins automatically. This feature, known as autoplay, can be great for entertainment value but a time-waster productivity-wise. Let’s discuss how to turn off autoplay on YouTube.

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What is autoplay on YouTube?
How to turn off autoplay on YouTube
Mobile app (within Settings)
Mobile app (within a video)
Why does my YouTube keep auto playing?
How do I stop videos from automatically playing?

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What is autoplay on YouTube?

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Autoplay is YouTube’s way of getting you to watch more content continuously. Instead of stopping playback at the end of the video you started watching of your own volition, YouTube’s algorithm picks either a video containing content related to your current video or a video related to your watch history. This video will then “autoplay,” or play automatically.

How to turn off autoplay on YouTube

Mobile app (within Settings)

Enabling or disabling autoplay on the app is now very easy from Settings.

To do so, tap your profile picture > Settings > Autoplay. Within the Autoplay menu, you can tap the Autoplay next video slider to enable or disable the function.

Mobile app (within a video)

To find the autoplay controls, go to any video you want and start playing it on the YouTube app. Tap anywhere on the video to reveal the controls.

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The autoplay slider is located along the top, next to the Cast, Subtitles/CC, and Settings buttons. Tap the slider to toggle the function on or off.

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Desktop

Go to YouTube and start playing a video.

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Move your mouse over the video to reveal the playback controls.

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The autoplay slider is located along the bottom, next to the Cast, Subtitles/CC, and Settings buttons.

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If the slider is on the right and it has a play triangle in the middle, then Autoplay is on. If the slider is on the left and has the pause lines in the middle, that means Autoplay is off.

Click the slider to toggle the function on or off.

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FAQs

Autoplay on YouTube is one of those functions that is often enabled by default. Follow the steps above to disable autoplay.

Why does my YouTube keep auto playing?

If you're 18 or over, auto-play is turned on by default. If you're using a supervised account, you may not have the option to turn on/off auto-play if your parent has turned off auto-play for you.

How do I stop videos from automatically playing?

To find it, open the browser menu (the three horizontal lines, top right), then choose Settings, Privacy & security, and Settings next to Autoplay. You've got three options, which are fairly self-explanatory: Allow Audio and Video, Block Audio, and Block Audio and Video.