GoKawiilHow to disable YouTube's autoplay feature
YouTube automatically plays follow-up videos after a selected clip ends, choosing them based on a viewer's watch history. The setting is enabled by default for adult accounts, but users can toggle it off or back on in the app or website settings within a few steps.
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Autoplay keeps viewers watching longer, which likely increases ad impressions and revenue for parent company Alphabet, though YouTube has not stated this as its reason for the default setting. Giving users an easy way to disable it addresses a common complaint about unwanted, unprompted video playback across streaming platforms.
- Autoplay is turned on by default for adult YouTube accounts.
- The feature selects follow-up videos based on your viewing history.
- Users can switch autoplay off or on in just a few settings steps.
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