Unable to personalize YouTube autoplay? Try these steps
What's the story
Customizing the autoplay feature on YouTube for Android devices improves your video-watching experience by ensuring that the next video or content on the home screen aligns with your interests.
This guide offers a straightforward, step-by-step process for adjusting these settings, giving you control over what plays next and how it plays, ultimately personalizing your YouTube experience to your liking.
Step-by-step
Accessing autoplay settings
To start customizing the autoplay function, first open the YouTube app on your Android device. You can find it either on your home screen or in the app drawer.
Once you're in, tap on your profile picture in the top right corner. This will bring up a drop-down menu with several options.
From this menu, tap on "Settings" to continue to the next step.
Fine-tuning
Customizing your experience
Under General, navigate to Autoplay where you can toggle options like Autoplay next video and Autoplay on Home. Adjust these to your preference.
For further control, head to Playback in feeds within General to choose settings like Always on, Wi-Fi Only, or Off.
Customizing these prevents unnecessary video playbacks, saving data and battery while providing a more enjoyable viewing experience.