Stop embedded YouTube videos from autoplaying

[jondanger]

I listen to music on my phone, connected to headphones or a Bluetooth speaker. Sometimes I am listening to music on my phone while I browse TDPRI on my phone.

Sometime recently all the embedded YouTube videos started autoplaying as I scroll past them. I NEVER want an embedded video to play unless I push the play button.

How can I kill this terrible “feature”? It’s seriously impacting how much time I want to spend interacting with this forum. I hate it so much.

 

[sax4blues]

Preach brother, very annoying.

 

[P-Nutz]

For an iPhone go to Accessibility>Motion>Turn off auto-play

 

[StoneH]

Sometime recently all the embedded YouTube videos started autoplaying as I scroll past them. I NEVER want an embedded video to play unless I push the play button.

I thought I was just touching the video as I scrolled and setting it off (not touching the play button . . . touching the picture). I would kill that feature if I could.

 

[artdecade]

Its not the forum - it is your device.

 

[tarheelbob]

This is most likely a setting on your browser. Google "how to disable Youtube auto-play in <Google, Edge, etc.>", or something similar. None of the embedded videos on this site auto-play for me, which, like you, is how I like it.

I am pretty sure you can toggle this off.

- Bob

 

[lariat 99]

Its not the forum - it is your device.

This

 

[jondanger]

You did it guys. I knew it was my phone but couldn’t find the setting. I’m so relieved.

 

[posttoastie]

Did Lily help you fix it?

 

[jfgesquire]

I listen to music on my phone, connected to headphones or a Bluetooth speaker. Sometimes I am listening to music on my phone while I browse TDPRI on my phone.

Sometime recently all the embedded YouTube videos started autoplaying as I scroll past them. I NEVER want an embedded video to play unless I push the play button.

How can I kill this terrible “feature”? It’s seriously impacting how much time I want to spend interacting with this forum. I hate it so much.

WOW, I just said the exact same thing about auto play on Facebook

There is a setting for this, and I did turn it off a long time ago but a recent Facebook update thinks it knows more than I do, and changed it back. That person for Facebook that wrote that programming can rot in hell.

 

[Rich_S]

I'm gonna go do this right now. My wife thinks it's weird when I'm sitting at the breakfast table yelling, "Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!!!" at my phone while browsing the TDPRI overnights.

Edited later to add: Autoplay WAS turned off. The videos play if I touch them, not matter how lightly, even when I’m just scrolling through a thread. I hate it.

 

[rmackowsky]

I have that setting off and it still happens. Started a couple months ago. Pain in the a$$.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

WOW, I just said the exact same thing about auto play on Facebook

There is a setting for this, and I did turn it off a long time ago but a recent Facebook update thinks it knows more than I do, and changed it back. That person for Facebook that wrote that programming can rot in hell.

I HATE when updates change your settings.

 

[Timbresmith1]

Happens to me and my fat thumb on this site constantly when viewing on the phone.

 

[telemnemonics]

I recently gained that problem, but if I scroll carefully and don't touch the video it doesn't happen.
Used to be it took touching the play button, but now touching any part of the youtube screen starts play.
Could be some truly do have autoplay function engaged?
My iphone is not doing that.

 

[Jakedog]

I thought I was just touching the video as I scrolled and setting it off (not touching the play button . . . touching the picture). I would kill that feature if I could.

I thought mine were auto-playing. Turns out it was this. If I don’t touch them, they don’t play. If I do, they play immediately.

 

[RollingBender]

For an iPhone go to Accessibility>Motion>Turn off auto-play

Just tried this No dice. Touch the video screen any place as you are scrolling by and it starts playing.

I’m interested if Lilly can help me. She seems to know stuff.

 

[Chester P Squier]

The videos play if I touch them, not matter how lightly, even when I’m just scrolling through a thread. I hate it.

Happens to me and my fat thumb on this site constantly when viewing on the phone.

Happens to me when I'm in a waiting room, either at at doctor's office, auto mechanic's, or some other place, reading the TDPRI, and scrolling through the posts. I HATE when that happens.

At least, a lot of the time I can see that it's about to start playing and I can hit the pause icon. Otherwise, it's kind of embarassing.

 

[d barham]

For an iPhone go to Accessibility>Motion>Turn off auto-play

Thank you, thank you. Of course now I have to call Lily back and tell her she doesn’t need to come over.

 

[RollingBender]

Thank you, thank you. Of course now I have to call Lily back and tell her she doesn’t need to come over.

Don’t do it. I’m sure there is something else she can help you with.