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Searchfor:ADVERTISEMENTLookingforYouTube'sAutoplayoption?Googlemovedit!byMartinBrinkmannonDecember23,2020inMusicandVideo,Youtube-LastUpdate:September14,2021-51commentsGooglereleasedupdatesforthecompany'sYouTubeapplicationforAndroidandApple'siOSoperatingsystemrecently.Oneofthechangesoftheupdatemovedtheautoplaytoggle;itisnowdisplayedinthemediaplayer.YouTubeuserswhousethewebversion,e.g.onadesktopoperatingsystemsuchasWindows,willgetthesamechange.GoogleisrollingitoutcurrentlytoalluserswhoaccessYouTubeontheweb.Mostusersshouldseeapromptthenexttimetheyplayavideoonthesitestating"lookingforautoplay?Choosewhethervideosautomaticallyplaynext".ADVERTISEMENTItiseasytodismissthoughandwhilesomeusersmayspotthenewtoggleintheplayerinterfacerightaway,othersmaywonderwheretheautoplaybuttonisorwhetherithasbeenremoved.TheautoplaytogglewasdisplayedinthesidebarondesktopversionsofYouTubeupuntilrecently.GoogleintroducedtheautoplaybehavioronYouTubein2015.AutoplayissettoONbydefault,whichmeansthatYouTubewillstarttoplaythenextvideointhequeue,orthenextvideothatitsalgorithmpickedtobewatched,automaticallyaftertheactivevideoends.SomeusersdislikeautoplayonYouTubeasitloadsanewvideoandpreventsusersfrominteractingwiththecurrentoneorcheckingoutotherrecommendations.Ifyouliketoreadandleavecomments,autoplayisproblematic.ADVERTISEMENTHowtodisableautoplayonYouTubeAutoplayhasbeenaddedtothevideoplayeronYouTube.IfyouwanttoturnoffYoutubeautoplay,allyouhavetodoisclickonthenewicon--whichdisplays"autoplayison/off"whenyouhoveroverit.Aclickortaptogglestheoption,andthestatusindicatesthechangeimmediately.YouTuberemembersthestateofautoplayevenifyouleavethepageorclosethesiteentirely.Pleasenotethatthetoggledoesnotinterferewiththeauto-playingofvideoswhenyouopenthemonthesite,itisjustdesignedtoalloworpreventautoplayofthevideothatisinqueueafterthecurrentoneends.ADVERTISEMENTThechangeimprovesthevisibilityoftheautoplaytoggleonYouTube,anditmayleadtomoreusersdisablingnextvideoautoplayfunctionalityonthesite.NowYou:whatisyourtakeonautoplayfunctionality?ADVERTISEMENTSummaryArticleNameLookingforYouTube'sAutoplayoption?Googlemovedit!DescriptionGooglehasmovedtheautoplaytoggleonthecompany'svideositeYouTube.IfyouopenthewebversionofYouTube,youfinditattachedtothemediaplayernow.AuthorMartinBrinkmannPublisherGhacksTechnologyNewsLogoAdvertisementAboutMartinBrinkmannMartinBrinkmannisajournalistfromGermanywhofoundedGhacksTechnologyNewsBackin2005.HeispassionateaboutallthingstechandknowstheInternetandcomputerslikethebackofhishand.YoucanfollowMartinonFacebookorTwitterViewallpostsbyMartinBrinkmann→RelatedcontentWinampissetforacomeback,youcansign-upforthebetanowMusicPlayerAIMPhasreachedversion5.00finalManage,downloadandconvertAudibleAudiobookswithOpenAudibleAudacity3.0.3introduceserrorreportingandupdatecheckingfunctionalityAudacitypublishesupdatedPrivacyPolicyandanApologyOpenSourcevideoconverterHandbrake1.4.0releasedwithmanychangesPreviousPost:«WatchYouTubewithoutAdsonyourFireTVNextPost:«DownloadvideosfromTwitchwithTwitchLeecherCommentsAnonymoussaidonDecember23,2020at3:21pmReplyInoticedthislastweek.Nowitseasiertoaccidentallyturnon.SylvioHaassaidonDecember23,2020at3:44pmReplyHello,MartinIsthereawaytoeliminatetheminiaturesthatappear(overlay)atalmosttheendofallvideosadvertisingothervideos?ThankyouandIwishyouagreatnewyear!MartinBrinkmannsaidonDecember23,2020at3:50pmReplyHi,maybethisworks?https://www.ghacks.net/2019/01/03/how-to-block-endscreen-video-recommendations-on-youtube/YouNoCardssaidonDecember23,2020at6:10pmReplyThoseend-cardscanbetakencareofwithanextension.https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/you-no-cards/https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/you-no-cards/ijjegnfpommcmglgjpifikbhnlbboikldotgovsaidonDecember23,2020at4:16pmReplywhatisyourtakeonautoplayfunctionality?Ilikethenewplacement,butIdon’tuseYT’sautoplaymuch,sowhatever.InsteadIusetheextension“WatchNext:YouTube”whichletsmemakeaplaylistofjustthevideosIchoose,thatwillautoplaythemall.Theonlydownsideisthat“WatchNext:YouTube”can’tseemtokeeptheminfullscreen.Ifanyoneknowshowtosimplydothatinthebrowsersomehow,pleaseshare.Ialreadyknowaboutsolutionsthatdon’tuseabrowser.RnksaidonDecember24,2020at12:23amReply@dotgovYoucouldjustuseYouTube’s“AddToQueue”feature.https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9546304dotgovsaidonDecember28,2020at7:42amReply@RnkThnaks,butnope,Ican’tdothat.YouneedaGoogleaccountforthat,andtheydemandmyphonenumbertoopenanaccount.Nothankstothat.AnonymoussaidonFebruary2,2021at1:41amReplyactually,phonenumberisoptional.Youdontreallyneedit.KhaisaidonDecember23,2020at4:43pmReply“I’mbored…letschangeafeature!”“whynot..we’venotchangedonefor15minutes….”–GoogleYoutubeplanningmeetingTomHawacksaidonDecember23,2020at4:54pmReplyAgoodmoveIMO.Ifaacknowledgementcookieisremovedorblockedyou’llgetthemessageoneverynewYouTubewatchvideostart.WithuBOjustaddfollowingin‘Myfilters’:[youtube.com##.ytp-promotooltip-container]withoutthe[]ofcourseAutoplayisalwaysoffherethankstoasmallarmadaofextensionsandscriptswhichdeeplymodifyYouTube,withoutwhichI’dneveropenthatsite.IronHeartsaidonDecember23,2020at5:54pmReplyIdidn’ttakemuchnoticeofthisopticalchangebecauseIamblockingYouTubeautoplaywiththeEnhancerforYouTubeextensionbyMaximeRF–Iamusingtheextensionforotherthingsaswell,thisisjustoneofitsfeatures.Addthefollowingto“Myfilters”onuBlockOriginandyourYouTubeexperiencewillbeaboutasperfectasitgets:youtube.com##ytd-popup-containeryoutube.com##ytd-consent-bump-lightbox.style-scopehttp://www.youtube.com##.openedAutoplaysaidonDecember23,2020at6:26pmReplyThemoretroublesomeproblemwithYouTubeandFFautoplayiswhenlandingonanewvideoitalwaysautoplays(orinsomecasesitsortofdoesbutitglitchesandautoplayforseconduntilitstops)anddoesn’tseemobeysomesettingsunderabout:configaccordingtoseveralinfosourcesonhowtostopautoplay,and/orFFonYTdoesn’tobeythesettingsforautoplayblockedforbothaudioandvideo(whichcanbesetontheleftsideorURLbar,andprobablyalsosomewhereunderthePreferencespage).SoIfinallyfoundacombinationthatseemstoworkwiththefollowingsettings:dom.media.autoplay.autoplay-policy-api;truemedia.autoplay.blocking_policy;2media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground;falseAtleastthisworksonFF84underUbuntuasofnow…ULBoomsaidonDecember24,2020at12:26amReplyWIthFF,IkeepvideoandaudioautoplayoffinOptions>PrivacyandSecurity,thenwhenIvisitasitewhereIwantvideostoplay,IclickthelockthingontheURLbarandadropdownforjustthatsiteappearstoenableoneorboth.IalsoclearHistory,cache,etconclose(InOptions>PrivacyandSecurity,too)witheverythingexceptsitepreferenceschecked.Gladthesettingsyounotedworkandhopetheycontinueto,they’vechangedabazilliontimesoverthelastfewyears,savethem!:)WeuseFFinWindowsandLinux,profilesseemtobetransferrablebetweenWindowsandmostLinuxdistros;theonlychallengeisfindingthefreakingthinginLinux,it’snotalwaysinthesameplace.Movingprofilesmakessetupmuchfasterandgivesaconsistentlook.AnonymoussaidonJanuary7,2021at1:34amReplyInoticedthisonYouTube10minutesago.Isthereawaytoenablethesidebaronthereagain?Becausethat’swhereAutoplaybelongs,notonthevideoitself.MarkS.saidonDecember23,2020at7:04pmReplyFINALLY!!!!Thecorrectplaceofanautoplaybuttonisontheplayer.TheyhadaddeditfirstontheplayerofGoogleDrive,nicetoseetheymovedittothecorrectplaceinYouTubetoo.Iliketheconsistencytheydidthere.AnonymoussaidonDecember23,2020at7:45pmReply‘LikedVideos’playlistisstillsettoautoplaywithoutanyoptiontodisableit…JoePlumbersaidonDecember23,2020at7:55pmReplyMovingthefunctionalityisonething,butI’veexperienceditmultipletimesthatautoplaymiraculouslyswitcheditselfoneventhoughIturnitoffbefore(andI’msignedin).Happensoverandoveragain(butnoteverysingletime)ULBoomsaidonDecember24,2020at12:13amReplyWhataboutthemainautoplayswitchonthetoprightofanyYouTubepageoverthelistofsuggestedvideos?IonlywatchYouTubeonWindows,notsureifthebigbuttonisinandroid.Ireallydon’tlikeautoplayandIguessitdoesn’tlikeme;turnitoff,itcomesbackonwhenyoumanuallyselectanothervid.Loadingcircledoesthesamething.Iguessthischangeeliminatesonestepanduserswilltendtoskipthegearthing,settingresolution,getwhateverautoblurYouTubewantsandleaveannotationsintact(Subscribe!Like!Obey!)IronHeartsaidonDecember24,2020at7:22amReply@ULBoomReadmycommentabove.EnhancerforYouTubebyMaximeRFsuccessfullydisablesYouTube’sautoplayforme.NickieOakwoodsaidonJanuary8,2021at1:19amReplyJustwhatIneededthanksdude.ThoughttheyweretryingtoforceusontoYTpremium.Ihavethatbutpreferwebversionondesktop.GeorgeLasssaidonJanuary11,2021at10:00pmReplyYouTubesaysIhavethissettingturnedoff,butvideosstillautoplay.Thereseemstoobenowaytostopitanymore.AnnasaidonJanuary13,2021at7:04amReplythanksforprovidingaclearscreenshotonhowtodothis!Ilovethat!Ididnthavetoscrollthruagiantwebpageorwatcha10minutevideoIgotmyanswerrightaway.ty!AnonymoussaidonJanuary16,2021at8:28pmReplyI’mpayingforYTandthatbuttondoesn’tshowuponalotofvideos…andyouguessedit,theyautoplay.IHATEhavingtomanuallystopthem.DesignerTJPsaidonJanuary16,2021at9:15pmReplyHi!ThankYoufortellingmeaboutthenewAutoPlayLocation!ThoughtIwasaloneinthiseventualsurpriseanddealingwitha“BigBrother”ControlCrisisagain.It’sprettyclearYouTubesetthisshlituptooperatelikeaTVSet.Youjustturniton(surfovertoYT)andthesitewillbroadcastcontinuouslywhileyoumopthefloor,choppotatoes,orstareoutthewindowatwhatusedtobeourpre-covidfreedom.AnonymoussaidonJanuary17,2021at12:57pmReplyAhh.Thankyou!AdriansaidonJanuary24,2021at1:50pmReplyHavingproblemtwodaysnowwithyoutubeautoplay.Doesnotworkwhencastingwithchromecast.Noneofmy2phonesandtablet.SeemslikeYoutubeupdates1dayago.Ithinktheymayhavechangedautoplayoritsabug…whohasthisproblemalso?Autoplayisonbutdoesnotwork.Stopsaftereveryvideo.Soannoying!HarmsaidonJanuary31,2021at11:16amReplyCorrect,theybrokeitforchromecastdevices.AnonymoussaidonJanuary30,2021at7:50amReplyThankyou!!therearesomanychoiceswhenIdidaGooglesearch.Thetopchoicewastheoldsetupwhereitwasintherighttopofthepage.Youranswerwasaboutthe10thItriedandwassooooeasytounderstand.WhenIhavequestionsonanythingagain,Iwilllookforyou!!Thankyoueversomuchagain.Ican’tstandautoplay!ErzsebetsaidonFebruary2,2021at2:59pmReplyWhycan’ttheyjustleavewellenoughalone.Isayifitain’tbroke,don’tfixit!!!pebuildersaidonFebruary5,2021at4:47pmReplynewautoplayfeature,hateit!getridofitisay!Iwatchvideos/channelsiwanttowatchnotwhatyoutubethinksishouldwatchbasedonsearchcriteria.LibTsaidonFebruary7,2021at12:18pmReplyThanksforprovidingthishelpfulinfo.IwaswonderingwhyYouTubewasdisregardingmyBrowsersetting.Unlabelled,monotoneiconsareoftenmissed–oramystery.Auto-ANYTHINGisanannoyance…..unlesssetbytheUser.WhydoesBugTechfeeltheyhavetoIMPOSEfeaturesonpeopleratherthanofferingthemasanoption?LesleyAnnsaidonFebruary15,2021at2:36pmReplyThankssomuch,thishasbeendrivingmecrazy.TracysaidonFebruary28,2021at2:30amReplyFinally,asitethatprovidedwithaneasyanswer!!Thanksforpointingoutexactlywheretheymovedtheautoplayoptionto.Easypeasy.👍🏻AnonymoussaidonMarch3,2021at11:40amReplyFuckinghellwasitreallyneccessarytomakeusreadthatwalloftextbeforeyougottothefuckingpointAnonymoussaidonMarch10,2021at12:24amReplyNotonlydidtheymoveittheyturnediton!RichardBowensaidonMarch11,2021at9:21pmReplyYou’dthinkwithwhatlookslikeaslide,you’djustbeabletoslidethefunctionONorOFF.Sigh.AnonymoussaidonMarch12,2021at7:45pmReplyThankyou.janedoughsaidonMarch12,2021at8:12pmReplyIfthereISaslidertoturnoffAPitain’tonthemajorityvideosANYWHERE.wtf.really.everythingireadaboutdisablingitisBS,notthere,doesn’twork….whycan’ttheygiveuswhatwewant?isitTHAThardtobeconsistent.ClickonthevideoandyouwillseeathingtoturnAPoff.NOyouwon’t….dothis,dothat.NOTHINGISTHEREorworks.AnonymoussaidonApril13,2021at5:53pmReplyRetardeddevelopersiswhat’scausingthis.Itiscompletelyinconsistentacrossthewebsite–nowwhenplayingvideospartofaplaylist,autoplaynextbugisautomaticallyonandnooptionisvisibleanywheretodisableit.Onlywhenplayingvideosoutsideofaplaylisttheminusculebuttonappearsunderthevideo.Ofcourseisalsoinconsistentonmobilewhereeverythingishiddenagainindifferentplaces.RachelsaidonApril27,2021at12:32amReplyThankyou!IthinktheyactuallydidthistomakeitHARDERtofind.WehaveourautoplayOFF(we’vehadpornvideosautoplayafterchildren’scartoonswithoursmallchildrenintheroom,soautoplayisano-gohere)andwhentheymovedthisfunctiontheyalsoapparentlyturneditbackON.I’vebeentryingtolocateittoturnitbackoff.AnonymoussaidonMay3,2021at1:36amReplyIdon’thavethatslideronmyaccount…whichsucks,becauseIactuallyliketheautoplayfeature.IuseittolistentosongsinthebackgroundwhileI’mgaming.Butsinceacoupleofdaysitdoesn’tautoplayanymore.Thestrangethingis,whenIlogoutofmyaccountit’ssuddenlythereandIcan’ttoggleiton/off…AnonymoussaidonJune8,2021at8:07pmReplyTHANKYOU!Ihatefreakingautoplay!Itwouldbemoretolerableifthealgorithmwouldletyoudoa*real*search,i.e.onethatdoesn’tthrowinallthecatvideosandpoliticalcrapIwatchedlastweekbutthatareirrelevanttoday,whenI’mtryingtofigureouthowtofixmyblastedwashingmachine!Personally,Ithinktheswitchwasbetterplacedwhereitusedtobe,upnearthetopofthequeue,andIregrettheridiculousamountoftimeittookformetofindthenewtoggleswitch.Butmeh,I’mold,sothereyougo.BMesaidonJune8,2021at8:28pmReplyIturnedtheautoplaytoOFF,thenbutitshowedupasONthenexttimeIrebootedmycomputer.Thanks,Google,you’reasbadasMicrosoftnowwhenitcomestoscrewingwiththeusers.arthursaidonJune12,2021at11:41amReplyItdoesn’timprovethevisibilityofthetoggleatall,whatajoke.Whatbettervisibilitythantohavealargetogglerightabovethequeue?Abunchofdummiesthoughtthisstupidthingup.Andwhenaretheygoingtoputatoggletodisableautoplayonthewatchlaterqueue.That’swhattheyshouldhavespenttheirefforton.serban134saidonJune21,2021at3:37pmReplyIdontlikeitWAKsaidonJuly29,2021at11:58pmReplyWell,Itrieditonthefirstvideo,butISTILLhadtopauseeverysingleothertabIhadopeninaWindowtopreventthemfromplaying.Evenhoveringthetoggle&turningiton&offoneachtabstillrequiredmetopauseeachvid.Doesn’tmatterthatIhavethesoundallmutedtokeepthemfrominterferingwiththingsIAMplaying/attendingto.Allittakesisanyoneofthosetodecidetoplayinthebackground&itf***smylaptop.Granted,I’vegotwaytoomanytabsopenwhicheffectsperformanceanyway.Ijusthaven’thadachancetoscreeneachone,bookmarkthemtotheirappropriatfilesfortheresearchI’mdoing.And,whysomanyopentabsyouask?Well,inmostcasesonevideoleadstoaleadforanother&Iwantedtokeepthemopenb/cthingsmovearoundinyoutubeintherightsidecolumnwhereassociatedorothervideosarerecommended.Icouldn’ttakethechancethatwhenIfinishedwithonevideo,maybeclosedthepage&camebacklater,thatthenextonewouldbeinthesameplaceorevenstillavailable.IeventurnedoffAutoplayattheWindowsDevicesection&theonlyeffectthatthathadwasstoppingthestupidstuff(ThankGod,Finally!)ontheTVGuidesite,whichalongwithsomeweathersites&myEmailaccountareallopenallthetime24/7.I’mjustnotassophisticatedauserasmanyothersare&sometimesIamthesourceofmyowncomputerproblemsgivenwhatIwant/needaccesstoeveryday.That&IhaveatouchoffADD&Asperger’s.Igetveryimpatientwiththings,especiallyloadtimes.NOTE:ToSys.Admin/ModeratorsIthinkIwentOffTopic.Ifyouneedto,youhavemypermissiontocutthelast2paragraphs&thisnote.BKsaidonAugust1,2021at11:44pmReplywhatiftheautoplaybuttonismissing?Meaningit’sgonefromthesidebarANDnotpresentnearthebottomofthevideo?novakmirkovicsaidonAugust11,2021at2:17amReplysamehere.autoplayondesktopisgoneKJLsaidonOctober24,2021at7:53pmReplyHissuggestionworksonnewYouTubechannel.Itisnteasytoseeorfindinitiallybutbepatientandfocusonfindingthesliderwithinthevideoatbottom.JohnsaidonOctober24,2021at10:51pmReplyTheautoplayoffdoesn’tseemtobeworking–atleastwhenIuseittolistentoSOMEofmyplaylists(Idon’tknowaboutanyoneelse’s).Ihaveseveralplaylists,eachofadifferenttypeofmusic–jazz,80s,oldschoolcountry&western,oldschoolR&B,etc.Ihaven’tcheckedeverysingleplaylist,butafterthelastsongintheclassical,jazzandreggaeones(amongothers),itautomaticallystartsplayinganothervideo–onerelatedto,thoughNOTonmyoriginallist.Afterthatoneextravideo,itstops.Forexamplehere’sthelastsonginmyreggaeplaylist,TakeItEasy,byPrinceBuster:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yA2058FJSE&list=PLKrlueKnk8hLP2LwsBUp69mq8ns8N5L0l&index=19AnotherPrinceBustersongbeginstoplayafterthatvideoends.ThatexactsamevideoofTakeitEasy,independentoftheplaylist,obeystheautoplaybeingoff:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yA2058FJSEIdon’tknowifanyonelisteningtooneofmyplaylistswillhavethesameexperiencethough,orwhetherthisisaproblemwithjustsomepeoples’youtubeaccounts.Inanycase,PLEASEFIXTHISYouTube!ErinsaidonNovember11,2021at2:25amReplyThere’snoAutoplaytoggleanywhereinvideosthatareinmypersonalplaylists.Asoftoday(Nov.10,2021),videosinmypersonalplaylistsstoppedplayingsequentiallyandnowskiparound.SoifIwanttowatchamulti-partseriesofvideos,whenPart1isfinished,eventhoughPart2isnextinline,YouTubenowjustplayssomerandomvideosomewhereelseinthelist.LeaveaReplyCancelreplyCommentChecktheboxtoconsenttoyourdatabeingstoredinlinewiththeguidelinessetoutinourprivacypolicyWelovecommentsandwelcomethoughtfulandcivilizeddiscussion.Rudenessandpersonalattackswillnotbetolerated.Pleasestayon-topic.Pleasenotethatyourcommentmaynotappearimmediatelyafteryoupostit.NameEmailSavemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment.Searchfor:AdvertisementSpreadtheWordGhacksNewsletterSignUpPleaseclickonthefollowinglinktoopenthenewslettersignuppage:GhacksNewsletterSignupAdvertisementPopularPostsAudacityControversycontinueswithnewlypublishedPrivacyNotice79commentsAudacityisintroducingTelemetry,butinagoodway47commentsFirstPotPlayer2021releaseremovesFlashplaybacksupport43commentsThebestfreeAudacityAlternatives32commentsNewWinampCommunityUpdateProject(WACUP)previewreleased32commentsAdvertisementRecentlyUpdatedWinampissetforacomeback,youcansign-upforthebetanowPublishedin:November22,20219:56am|Updatedin:November22,20219:56amMusicPlayerAIMPhasreachedversion5.00finalPublishedin:November8,20219:56am|Updatedin:November8,20219:56amManage,downloadandconvertAudibleAudiobookswithOpenAudiblePublishedin:September5,20211:32pm|Updatedin:September5,20211:32pmAudacity3.0.3introduceserrorreportingandupdatecheckingfunctionalityPublishedin:July27,20217:30am|Updatedin:July27,20217:30amAudacitypublishesupdatedPrivacyPolicyandanApologyPublishedin:July23,20218:39am|Updatedin:July23,20218:39amAdvertisementAboutgHacksGhacksisatechnologynewsblogthatwasfoundedin2005byMartinBrinkmann.IthassincethenbecomeoneofthemostpopulartechnewssitesontheInternetwithfiveauthorsandregularcontributionsfromfreelancewriters.AboutRSSFeedsLegalInformationTermsofusePrivacyPolicyCookiePolicyCookiesettingsAdvertisewithUsMartinBrinkmannMikeTurcotteAshwinWeUseThenameandlogoofGhacksarecopyrightsortrademarksofSOFTONICINTERNATIONALS.A.CopyrightSOFTONICINTERNATIONALS.A.©2005-2021-AllrightsreservedHomeWindowsLinuxSoftwareFirefoxChromeInternetMobileComputingCompaniesEmailMiscDeals