How to stop YouTube videos from playing while scrolling Android

When you scroll YouTube on your phone, the video you are scrolling on starts automatically. Although it is muted playback by default, it can still cause disruption, and if not, it constantly consumes your mobile data. So if you want to save your mobile data, you can stop YouTube autoplay at any time while scrolling your phone, here's how!

Stop YouTube autoplay while scrolling on the phone

It is very easy to stop YouTube videos from autoplaying while you are scrolling your Android or iPhone. Follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Open the YouTube app on your phone.

2. Now tap on the profile picture icon on the top right corner.

3. On the next page, select Settings from the options provided.

4. In Settings, select "General" and then scroll to the option "Muted play in feeds" or "Play in feeds" depending on your phone.

5. Tap this page and on the next page, select Off from the options to completely disable auto-playing videos when scrolling through feeds.

That's it. You can also select Wifi only to save your mobile data and this way you don't need to turn off the feature completely.

Bonus tip: change video quality preferences

If you want to save more mobile data, you can also change the video playback quality for mobile data so that your data cannot be used with high quality videos. Here's how to change that:

1. Go to Settings by tapping on your profile picture.

2. Now in the settings select Video quality preferences.

3. On the next page, you will have two options: on mobile networks and on Wi-Fi.

4. You can then tap any of them to change the respective quality preference.

5. For mobile data, you can select data saver to save your mobile data.

That's it! You can leave the WiFi on Auto if you want it to adjust accordingly.

For more YouTube tips and tricks, stay tuned!