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Stop videos autoplaying while scrolling YouTube

Turn off silent autoplay previews in your YouTube feed.

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Here’s how to do it.

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  1. 01In YouTube, tap your profile picture.
  2. 02Open Settings → General → Playback in feeds.
  3. 03Select Off.
  4. 04If your menu has moved, find Playback in feeds using YouTube Settings.

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YouTube sometimes reorganizes its settings. This is not the switch for autoplaying the next video.

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