Auto-playing videos

[kaiowas]

Not entirely sure where to post this as I don’t really know where the issue originated. Noticed over the last few weeks that when browsing OcUK on my phone, embedded YouTube videos will autoplay if I don’t scroll past them quickly enough. Pretty sure it never used to do this and I find it really intrusive particularly when my phone is supposedly on silent but still insists on blaring out audio from the these kind of sources.

The question is, where has the change happened to cause this? Is it something in the forum software? Something YouTube are enforcing or is it an iOS thing? And most importantly of all how the hell do you stop it? I’ve not found anything that works.

 

[whitecrook]

Not entirely sure where to post this as I don’t really know where the issue originated. Noticed over the last few weeks that when browsing OcUK on my phone, embedded YouTube videos will autoplay if I don’t scroll past them quickly enough. Pretty sure it never used to do this and I find it really intrusive particularly when my phone is supposedly on silent but still insists on blaring out audio from the these kind of sources.

The question is, where has the change happened to cause this? Is it something in the forum software? Something YouTube are enforcing or is it an iOS thing? And most importantly of all how the hell do you stop it? I’ve not found anything that works.

ive noticed this. It could be a youtube thing

 

[kitkat9933]

started to annoy me when browsing on the sofa

 

[im4gine3]

what happens if you disable the autoplay from weithin a youtube video? I know doing that would stop it on all videos through youtube but outside of that.. no idea

 

[GreatAuk]

Doesn't do it in my phone, so wonder if it is a YouTube settings thing.

God I do hate autoplaying videos though.

 

[kaiowas]

what happens if you disable the autoplay from weithin a youtube video? I know doing that would stop it on all videos through youtube but outside of that.. no idea

Tried that at the weekend, doesn’t seem to have made any difference

 

[mushtafa]

http://www.improvedtube.com/

Doesn't answer your question, but this might help. The extension is for the YouTube website, not sure if it'll control embedded videos on other sites.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

Not OcUK-related, but there are numerous sites that I go on that has a video at the top, and when I scroll down the page, a smaller version of the video appears at the bottom right of the screen. The "X" doesn't appear straight away, so it plays for around 10 seconds before the X appears, then I can close it off. Is there any way of preventing this from happening in the first place? Maybe a uBlock filter list?

 

[arknor]

some websites even refresh the whole page to get more advert impressions whilst your busy trying to read an article...

 

[HoneyBadger]

I had this on my phone when updating to iOS 15/15.1 and associated apps. You turn it off in you tube app.

 

[whitecrook]

I had this on my phone when updating to iOS 15/15.1 and associated apps. You turn it off in you tube app.

i've checked he youtube app I can't find the option can you clarify which option it was thanks ?

 

[Fubsy]

Netflix does this **** when browsing the catalogue. I hate it, to the point I don't even look any more and have to rely on external sites to let me know what's on there.

I mean, I've seen B99, and I must have see the clip of Cpt Holt asking Peralta which of two pictures is his locker about 99 times because every time Netflix loads up it lands on that square. /rant

Rant was in hope of telling me there is a solution.

 

[whitecrook]

Netflix does this **** when browsing the catalogue. I hate it, to the point I don't even look any more and have to rely on external sites to let me know what's on there.

I mean, I've seen B99, and I must have see the clip of Cpt Holt asking Peralta which of two pictures is his locker about 99 times because every time Netflix loads up it lands on that square. /rant

Rant was in hope of telling me there is a solution.

uninstall the mental de-programming Netflix. You'll be better off

 

[HoneyBadger]

i've checked he youtube app I can't find the option can you clarify which option it was thanks ?

On iPhone, load youtube app, home, click on your profile (Top right), Settings cog near the bottom, General, turn off "play back in feeds"

 

[whitecrook]

On iPhone, load youtube app, home, click on your profile (Top right), Settings cog near the bottom, General, turn off "play back in feeds"

oh right. but that turns it off in the app. No way to have it do it in the app, but not in embededed videos ? oh well.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Worked for me in the app and other apps like Chrome

 

[CircleFaust]

On iPhone, load youtube app, home, click on your profile (Top right), Settings cog near the bottom, General, turn off "play back in feeds"

same on android, worked for me on the YT app

 

[MoNkeE]

I find this only happens on iPhone when I tap my finger on to a YouTube embed when trying to scroll through a page.

 

[Joeyuk]

I hate auto playing videos

On iPhone, load youtube app, home, click on your profile (Top right), Settings cog near the bottom, General, turn off "play back in feeds"

I hate auto playing adds and was doing g my but it. Glad a found this.

 

[MrRockliffe]

On iOS it has started playing embedded YouTube videos if I scroll on the video. As in, if I scroll down the page and I have my thumb on the video.


Never used to do that, little bit annoying but just need to retrain my brain.