When you are scrolling on YouTube on your phone, the video on which you scroll starts playing automatically. Though it is by default muted playback, it still can cause a disturbance, and if not, it is constantly consuming your mobile data. So, if you want to save your mobile data, you can anytime stop YouTube autoplay while scrolling on your phone, here’s how!
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Stop YouTube AutoPlay While Scrolling on Phone
It’s very easy to stop YouTube videos from playing automatically while you’re scrolling on your Android or iPhone. Follow the steps mentioned below:
1. Open the YouTube app on your phone.
2. Now, tap on the profile picture icon at the top right corner.
3. On the next page, select “Settings” from the given options.
4. From Settings, select “General” and then scroll down to the “Muted playback in feeds” or “Playback in feeds” option depending on your phone.
5. Tap in this and on the next page, select “Off” from the options to completely disable autoplay of videos while scrolling in feeds.
That’s it. You can also select “Wifi only” to save your mobile data and this way you don’t need to completely turn off the feature.
Bonus Tip: Change Video Quality Preferences
If you want to save more mobile data, you can also change the video playback quality for mobile data so that your data can’t be consumed with high-quality videos. Here’s how to change this:
1. Go to Settings by tapping on your profile picture.
2. Now from settings, select “Video quality preferences”.
3. On the next page, you will have two options- On mobile networks and On Wi-Fi.
4. You can then tap on any one of them to change the respective quality preference.
5. For mobile data, you can select “Data saver” to save your mobile data.
That’s it! You can leave the WiFi to Auto if you want it to adjust accordingly.
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YouTube's default is to autoplay videos continuously, and it offers you a countdown between each video so you can click away if you don't want to watch the next one. If you've turned off autoplay — perhaps as a way to get a break from the ads that often play between videos — but want to turn it back on, you can easily do so in just a few easy steps. Here's how to turn on autoplay on YouTube on a computer or mobile device. This will impact the autoplay for each video you watch on the site using that device: 1. Go to youtube.com and log into your account, if necessary. 2. Play a video by clicking on it. 3. In the video player, click the "Settings" button — it's the gear icon in the bottom toolbar of the player.
4. Toggle the "Autoplay" switch back on in the Settings pop-up menu. It'll turn red when it's on.
You'll find the autoplay option in each video's Settings menu. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
The process is slightly different on mobile, but works whether you have an Android or iPhone:
1. Open the YouTube app.
2. Tap to play a video.
3. Next to the "Up Next" section, below the player, toggle the autoplay switch back on. It'll turn blue when it's on.
The autoplay switch will be found below the video and description. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
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