YouTube always wants to introduce new features to its UI to engage with viewers better. Similarly, there’s a feature on YouTube that autoplay videos as you scroll through YouTube’s home screen. For some users, it’s quite frustrating to watch YouTube videos auto-play on the feed even when you don’t want them to play. Not only does it takes a large chunk of internet data but also saves all the autoplay videos in YouTube’s history tab automatically. However, you can choose to disable autoplay on the home feed on Youtube. Here’s how:
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How to Disable Autoplay on Android and iPhone

- Open the Youtube app on your Android smartphone device.
- Tap the “Profile icon” from the top right corner then, select Settings.
- Tap to open the “General” Tab.
- Click on the “Playback in feeds” option.
- Select “Off” to disbale autoplay on Youtube home feeds.
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How to Enable Autoplay on Android and iPhone

- Open the Youtube app on your Android smartphone device.
- Tap the “Profile icon” from the top right corner then, select Settings.
- Tap to open the “General” Tab.
- Click on the “Playback in feeds” option.
- Select “Always on” to enable autoplay on Youtube home feeds.
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Disable Autoplay on Desktop devices



- Open the Youtube.com website in Google Chrome or any other web browser on your desktop PC.
- Click on the “Profile icon” on the top right corner of the window.
- Next, click on the “Settings” option from the below.
- From the left sidebar, Go to the “Playback and performance” tab.
- Toggle “Inline playback” to turn off.
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Enable Autoplay on Desktop devices



- Open Youtube.com website on your desktop browser.
- Click on the “Profile icon” from the top right corner.
- Then, click on the “Settings” options from the below.
- Next, select “Playback and performance” tab.
- Toggle “Inline playback” to turn on.
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Final Thought
I hope this tutorial helps you. It shows you how you can disable autoplay on the home feed of Youtube on both desktop as well as mobile devices. Subscribe our newsfeed for more latest updates and technology news.
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