01 / PROMOTIONS
Offers disguised as helpful updates
Try to keep delivery, message and security alerts while cutting offers. The available switches depend on the app.
Explore the options ↗THE ANTI-ANNOYANCE DEPARTMENT EST. 2026
ENOUGHWITH THENOISE.
Your screen is yours again. Tell us what keeps bugging you. Get the shortest documented steps to switch it off, dial it down, or find out when there’s no confirmed fix.
01 / THE PROBLEMDESCRIBE IT IN YOUR WORDS ↘
YOUR DEVICE
TRY A REAL EXAMPLE
NO ACCOUNTNO INSTALLNO 12-MINUTE VIDEOS
THE INTERRUPTION LABDEMO / 001
AN INTERACTIVE ILLUSTRATIONNOT CONNECTED TO YOUR PHONE
Linked official sources
Device-aware answers
Honest about limitations
Steps, not videos
THE FIX DESK / 01
One problem.
One less headache.
No buried instructions. No made-up menus. Each answer tells you what you can actually control.
THE WHOLE LIBRARY / 02
Pick your
pet peeve.
Explore all source-backed walkthroughs by the kind of thing you want to stop.
Loading source-backed fixes…
THE NOISE REPORT / 03
A lot of noise.
Meet the mute button.
Three types of friction worth looking at. This is an editorial watchlist, not live popularity data.
02 / AUTO-PLAY
Videos that start themselves
Control the next video and silent video previews separately. They are not the same setting.
Find the feed control ↗03 / AI FEATURES
AI summaries you didn’t ask for
Find documented switches for supported iPhone AI summaries and YouTube’s original-audio alternatives.
See the official switch ↗These are editorial categories. No fabricated votes, user counts or popularity rankings.
COMMUNITY REPORTS · MODERATED
What people are asking us to fix
THE METHOD / 04
Three steps.
Zero detours.
Actual answers.
We keep the useful bit: what to tap, what it changes, and where the official information came from.
01
Say what’s bugging you
Write naturally: “YouTube keeps playing videos as I scroll.” You don’t need to know the setting’s name.
02
Get the right device path
Choose Android, iPhone or computer. We match your words to a curated fix rather than inventing steps with AI.
03
Change what you actually want
Follow the shortest documented steps. Copy or share the answer, and save it locally for next time.
NOT GUESSWORK
“We’re not sure”
is an answer, too.
A reliable guide should never make you hunt for a setting that may not exist. We distinguish documented switches from conditional workarounds and unconfirmed controls.
- Source link on every fix
- Source-review date and device coverage
- Plain warnings when a control may be missing
- No claims of hands-on testing we didn’t perform
GOOD QUESTIONS
A few things
worth knowing.
Can this website change settings on my phone?
No. A browser cannot remotely toggle arbitrary app or system settings. STOP THAT! shows you supported steps to follow on your own device.
Are these fixes really verified?
Our curated steps are cross-checked against linked official product or operating-system documentation as of the stated source-review date. We do not claim to have tested every app version or device. App-specific conditions are labeled explicitly.
What if I can’t find the setting?
Menus move and apps change their controls. Check the original documentation, try searching the named setting, and use the limitation note on the fix. An absent switch is not evidence you did something wrong.
Does my search leave my device?
The fix catalog and natural-language matching run in your browser; search queries are not submitted to an AI service. Saved fixes and private feedback remain in local storage. Optional submitted requests use server storage only when enabled. Read our privacy page.
YOU’VE GOT THE CONTROLS
Your phone.
Your rules.
Start with the one thing that’s driving you crazy.