How to disable autoplay video on YouTube homepage

By default, the YouTube app for iPhone and iPad automatically plays videos on the home page. At first

The top video starts playing without sound and with subtitles.

Luckily,
The function can be disabled to save battery power and traffic. Below we will tell you how to do this.

Earlier
The autoplay feature on the home page was only available in YouTube Premium, but now
Everyone has it in version 14.0 and later. To find out the current version of the application,
click on your profile in the upper right corner of the screen, go to Settings and
find the version number at the very bottom.

Function
allows you to get a quick glimpse of what the video is about while you scroll through the feed. So
This makes it easier to decide whether to watch it or not. It's not much of a distraction
After all, the sound is turned off.

Also
read:
how
disable video autoplay in Safari on Mac

With another
On the other hand, due to automatic video playback, traffic is consumed faster
mobile internet.

Also
read:
how
disable video autoplay in Chrome

How to disable video autoplay onYouTube

one)Open the appYouTube on your device with iOS.

2)Selectyour profileV
top right corner.

3)Go toSettings.

four)SelectAutoplay on the main page.

The feature may not be available to everyone as it is being rolled out gradually.

five)Choose one of the options:

  • Play videos with any
    Internet connection.
  • Play video only
    via Wi-Fi.
  • Disable Autoplay
    on the home page.  

6)You can now exit settings.

When the video on the main page starts automatically, on
a special icon appears in the lower right corner.

Autoplay
on the home page is independent of the main autoplay feature on YouTube,
which automatically turns on recommended videos after you finish watching them.

There are
cases when it is better not to use autoplay, especially if you
watch videos via mobile Internet. You can either disable the feature
completely, or use it only when connected to Wi-Fi.

None
However, the function really helps you decide whether you want to watch the video
completely or not.