YouTube iOS Autoplay

My colleague Anthony recently vented his frustration with YouTubes default handling of the Up Next feature on the web. Autoplay in YouTube is one of the banes of my existence, too, but as Anthony states in his write-up, YouTube for iOS lacks a switch to disable auto-play videos.

Not anymore, though: the latest version of Googles native YouTube client for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad includes an easily overlooked switch thatlets you stop an endless stream of recommended videos from being spoon-fed down your throat with a single tap.

If you watch a lot of YouTube through your iPhones cellular connection, youre wholeheartedly recommended to disable Up Next on the iOS app, heres how.

How to stop YouTube for iOS from automatically playing recommended videos

1) Launch YouTubes iOS app on your iPhone.

2) Use the search field at the top to find avideo to play. Or, simply tap any recommended video in your Home feed.

3)Slide the Autoplay toggle belowthe videoto the OFF position.

On the iPad, the Autoplay toggle is located in the upper right corner in landscape mode, between the channel name/link and the similar/recommended videos list. In portrait mode on the iPad, the Autoplay toggle can be found on the right side, below the video title, channel name and other stats.

And thats all theres to it.

Now when you finish watching avideo on YouTube for iOS, the app wont automatically play an endless stream of recommended clips, saving you both frustration and money due to potentially wasted cellular data incurring overage charges.

Of course, this setting has no bearing on playlists, which willautomatically play the next videoas they should. To learn how to disable autoplay in YouTubes web interface and in YouTube on the Apple TV, check out Anthonys tutorial.

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