How to turn off autoplay in YouTube on Android
By Abu Bakar Saadat · Reviewed by Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 3 steps · Published 7 October 2026
In YouTube tap You, the gear, Playback and switch off Autoplay next video. The next video no longer starts by itself when one ends.
- Device
- Android
- Shown on
- Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16
- Real screenshots
- 2 of 3 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
Step by step
Open YouTube settings
In YouTube tap You at the bottom right, then the gear at the top right.
Tap Playback
It is under Video and audio preferences.
Switch off Autoplay next video
It is the first switch. Double-tap to seek and Picture-in-picture are on the same page.
About this guide
YouTube keeps playing a suggested video after each one ends. The switch has moved a few times; in version 21.39 it sits under Playback.
The screenshots are from the YouTube app, version 21.39.522, on a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with Android 16 and One UI 8.5, in dark mode. Other people's videos, ads and comments are blurred.
Good to know
Autoplay in the home feed is separate: Settings, General, Playback in feeds.
In short: YouTube, You, gear, Playback: Autoplay next video off.
Links checked in October 2026. Rules and prices change. Check the official source before you act.
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