{"id":425181,"date":"2022-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-turn-off-youtubes-annoying-auto-playing-thumbnails-on-android\/"},"modified":"2022-04-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T21:00:00","slug":"how-to-turn-off-youtubes-annoying-auto-playing-thumbnails-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-youtubes-annoying-auto-playing-thumbnails-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Turn Off YouTube\u2019s Annoying Auto Playing Thumbnails on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33187437801\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33187437801\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-youtubes-annoying-auto-playing-thumbnails-on-android\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Turn_Off_YouTubes_Annoying_Auto_Playing_Thumbnails_on_Android%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Turn Off YouTube\u2019s Annoying Auto Playing Thumbnails on Android&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Turn_Off_YouTubes_Annoying_Auto_Playing_Thumbnails_on_Android%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Turn Off YouTube\u2019s Annoying Auto Playing Thumbnails on Android&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-355278\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-749220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YouTube-logo-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\/08\/YouTube-logo-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\/08\/YouTube-logo-hero-1.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"YouTube logo.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Android: <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> now shows video previews in the Home panel, which uses up data and is otherwise just annoying. Thankfully, you can turn them off.<\/p>\n<p>First, tap your profile picture at the top-right, then tap Settings &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-794269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2022-03-25_14-13-31.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Go to the General section in the Settings.\" width=\"650\" height=\"263\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now go to \u201cPlayback in Feeds\u201d and select \u201cOff\u201d from the menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-794268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2022-03-25_14-15-42.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Turn of Playback in Feeds.\" width=\"651\" height=\"227\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It makes sense that YouTube would add a feature like this, because it gives users a very clear idea of what the video in question is going to be, but at the same time it\u2019s easy to see why users might find this annoying.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to my friend Nancy Messieh <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/stop-auto-playing-videos-youtube\/\">at MakeUseOf<\/a> for pointing this out to me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 650px;background: #EEE;padding:25px 10px 25px 25px;margin-bottom: 20px;\">\nWant More? 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