Based on who you ask, YouTube’s thumbnail preview that auto-plays videos while scrolling is either a boon or bane. The feature lets users take a sneak peek at the video’s content while hovering over the thumbnail. However, not everyone likes seeing a dynamic video when they are browsing the feed. It gets even more annoying on mobile, where you can scrub through the video and enable the audio from the auto-playing thumbnail preview. So if you are someone who wants to stop YouTube videos from playing while scrolling, here’s how to turn off thumbnail preview on YouTube.
Turn Off Thumbnail Preview on YouTube (2022)
Turn Off Thumbnail Preview on YouTube (Android and iOS)
1. Open the YouTube app on your phone and tap the profile icon at the top-right corner. Now, select “Settings” to access YouTube settings.
2. Tap on “General” under settings and choose “Playback in feeds” to control YouTube’s home feed autoplay.
3. From the pop-up that appears, choose to turn “Off” playback in feeds, and that’s it. The video thumbnails will no longer autoplay when you are scrolling through the feed.
Disable Autoplay Thumbnail Preview on YouTube Website
1. Open YouTube and click your profile picture in the top-right corner. When the pop-up menu appears, click on “Settings”.
2. Now, switch to the “Playback and performance” settings section from the left sidebar.
3. Here, disable the “Inline playback” toggle to stop videos from playing when you hover over them in YouTube’s home feed.
Disable Autoplay Video Previews on YouTube
So, those are the steps involved to disable autoplay on YouTube. Meanwhile, if you want to delete your YouTube history, you can check our linked article. And for more such tips, do not forget to take a look at our article on the best YouTube tricks you should know.
