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How to turn off autoplay in YouTube on Android

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Updated 22 October 2026 · Checked October 2026

Device: Google Pixel 10a · Software: Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

Publisher: Saadat Rafiq

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howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-turn-off-autoplay-in-youtube-on-android/ · Checked October 2026 · build CP3A.261005.005 · Google Pixel 10a, Android 17

In this guide
  1. Open YouTube settings
  2. Tap Playback
  3. Find Autoplay next video
  4. Switch it off
  5. Stop videos playing in the feed, too
  6. If you do not see this option
  7. If this does not work
  8. Good to know
  9. Sources
Quick answer

In YouTube tap You, the gear at the top right, Playback and switch off Autoplay next video. The next video no longer starts by itself when one ends.

5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device
Android
Shown on
Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)
App
YouTube
Path
YouTube › You
Real screenshots
5 of 5 steps
Checked
October 2026
Sources
1 official, linked below

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  1. Android screenshot: Open YouTube settings

    Open YouTube settings

    Tap You at the bottom right, then the gear at the top right. Signed out, our You tab asked us to sign in, and the gear was still there.

  2. Android screenshot: Tap Playback

    Tap Playback

    It is under Video and audio preferences, below Video quality preferences.

  3. Android screenshot: Find Autoplay next video

    Find Autoplay next video

    It is the first switch on the Playback page: When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Ours was on.

  4. Android screenshot: Switch it off

    Switch it off

    Tap the switch. It turns grey, and the next video no longer starts by itself.

  5. Android screenshot: Stop videos playing in the feed, too

    Stop videos playing in the feed, too

    That is a separate setting: back in Settings, tap General, then Playback in feeds, and choose when videos play as you browse.

If you do not see this option

  • You cannot change Autoplay YouTube says that on a supervised account a parent or guardian may have turned Autoplay off for you. For users aged 13 to 17 it is off by default. Source: Autoplay videos
  • Your YouTube shows Autoplay elsewhere YouTube's help names it Settings, Autoplay; on our phone the switch was Autoplay next video under Playback. There is also an Autoplay switch at the top of the video player. Source: Autoplay videos

If this does not work

  • The next video still plays on another device YouTube says each device keeps its own Autoplay setting, so turn it off on each one. Source: Autoplay videos
  • Autoplay stops by itself YouTube says Autoplay stops after 30 minutes without activity on a mobile network, and after 4 hours on Wi-Fi. Source: Autoplay videos

About this guide

YouTube keeps playing a suggested video after each one ends. The switch is in the app settings under Playback.

The screenshots are from the YouTube app on our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in dark mode. YouTube was signed out; the settings below were there all the same. We switched Autoplay back on afterwards.

Good to know

A sleep timer stops the current video after a set time: how to set a sleep timer in YouTube.

In short: YouTube, You, gear, Playback: Autoplay next video off.

Sources

Links checked in October 2026. Menus and features can change after software updates. These steps match the version named at the top.

📷 See real photos from the Pixel 10a in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.

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