{"id":306153,"date":"2021-07-22T22:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T19:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-disable-home-screen-video-and-audio-previews-on-android-tv\/"},"modified":"2021-07-22T22:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T19:00:31","slug":"how-to-disable-home-screen-video-and-audio-previews-on-android-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-disable-home-screen-video-and-audio-previews-on-android-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Disable Home Screen Video and Audio Previews on Android TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Disable Home Screen Video and Audio Previews on Android TV&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-742606\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone wp-image-742608 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Android-TV-hero-1.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Android-TV-hero-1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Android-TV-hero-1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Android TV logo.\" width=\"1201\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google TV introduced a completely reimagined home screen experience. Parts of this new interface have made their way to the older Android TV devices, including the video and audio home screen previews. If you don\u2019t like them, you can disable them.<\/p>\n<p>As the line between Google TV and Android TV gets blurrier, not everyone is h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y with the way that the home screen interface has changed. One thing that many people seem to dislike is previews that autoplay when you select them. Thankfully, it\u2019s really easy to turn those off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What&#8217;s the Difference between Google TV and Android TV?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, use the arrow buttons on your remote to select the gear icon in the top-right corner of the home screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-742614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-21_9-50-28.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"230\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down the Settings menu and select \u201cDevice Preferences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-742613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-21_9-51-14.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Scroll down the Settings menu and select &quot;Device Preferences.&quot;\" width=\"610\" height=\"272\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, scroll down and select \u201cHome Screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-742612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-21_9-51-56.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Now scroll down and select &quot;Home Screen.&quot;\" width=\"614\" height=\"195\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The last thing to do is to simply toggle off both \u201cEnable Video Previews\u201d and \u201cEnable Audio Previews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-742611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-21_9-52-41.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Toggle off both &quot;Enable Video Previews&quot; and &quot;Enable Audio Previews.&quot;\" width=\"619\" height=\"228\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re done! The home screen will no longer play previews with video or audio. Auto-playing previews can be really annoying, so it\u2019s nice that Android TV allows you to disable them completely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Change the Screen Saver on Android TV<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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