How do you disable autoplay in the YouTube app when you are watching a playlist?

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I have set autoplay to off in settings, but when I enter a playlist video, the next video still starts when the one I am on ends.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 24 '18 at 11:48

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No, you can't set Autoplay to OFF for playlist.

Since it is a playlist, so the concept of Autoplay doesn't lies here as you are playing a list and not a single video.

answered Jan 24 '18 at 11:48

global_warming

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It looks like you're right. I had thought that you could turn off autoplay for playlists in the browser but not in the app, but I cannot do it in the browser, so I was mistaken. – jcarpenter2 Jan 24 '18 at 21:01
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Your answer is correct, and your reasoning makes sense at first glance. But remember that a playlist is often not intended to be played as a long chain, but rather just a grouping of videos. For example, the YouTube default Favorites "playlist", and the "playlists" that channels use to organize their content by topic, are really just groups of videos. – hypehuman Apr 12 '21 at 06:48
Google's main concept is to make you watch more whether you want it or not – Sergei Feb 25 '24 at 00:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 07 '21 at 21:52

Despite being commonly used to organise channels videos in to themes, rather than as more traditional playlists, this is an oddly unavailable option. This is a particularly odd omission as there is ordinarily an auto-play on/off toggle within the video controls and this option used to be available for playlists in the browser, but only when not using a playlist. While a bit of a cop-out, your best bet is to use a browser such as chrome and a plugin to do this for you.

Note that Chrome on Android doesn't allow browser extension though. — Andrew T., Apr 08 '21 at 03:59

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 06 '21 at 02:36

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If you install NewPipe Legacy from the F-Droid store, you can share a single video from the playlist to it and play it this way. This way, it will stop playback when the video finished.

answered Jul 06 '21 at 02:36

Martin Braun

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score -2 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 24 '18 at 12:19

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Turnoff the loop option. Check the image

answered Jan 24 '18 at 12:19

Cetza Nido

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That is to loop the whole playlist, i.e. if the playlist ends it will be played again from starting if loop is enabled. – global_warming Jan 24 '18 at 12:42

How do you disable autoplay in the YouTube app when you are watching a playlist?

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