YouTube Autoplay and Hidden Settings Took Over the App

“What what?! [re: I was looking at my brothers watch history, why do they have so many YouTube channels?]”

“Dear people from youtube shorts livestream, I am watching the youtube shorts, I am swiping up constantly, Yes, I will tap the screen to watch it live. But why do you need to tell me that I can swip up for next stream? EVERYTIME!!! submitted by /u/ngarsoe [link] [comments]”

“I blocked him I had that issue. I rather anything else play while I sleep [re: Nomatter who or what i watch markiplier always plays in my autoplay while i sleep please how do i make this stop]”

“I was watching some shorts on tv And wanted to rewatch the short from the beginning cus i missed something but realized that they automatically scroll after the video ends. This doesn't apply when the comments are opened. What is the opinion about this and is this new? Cus i haven't seen anyone talk about it yet since most are focused on the ui change on desktop submitted by /u/Fast-Internal-8476 [link] [comments]”

“istg bruh I was just listening to jojo's theme and I realized loop changed to walk? I tested the same on my diff acc it was loop but why on this acc it is showing walk or is it some glitch submitted by /u/Pro_gamer554433 [link] [comments]”

“That's super annoying. It's making me use yt much less. I wanted to watch a bit and decide if I want to continue. Not the video pops up and I need to manually close it to resume mu scrolling. YT, stop deciding what I want to watch on my behalf! [re: Why is this happening, and how do I stop it?]”

“I know i already made a post on this, if you have seen it. But anyways, i genuinely can't even watch a video without switching to my other profile (without the A B testing) or my phone. The reason i say i hate it too much is because it is an overreaction, but it i am literally so pissed off about it. NO ONE ASKED FOR IT, 2. It just sucks Here is all the reasons why it sucks (of course this is subjective, but let me rant): Theater mode is like the first image. Theater mode off is the next ima”

“I've opened up YouTube on Brave today , and there's been notification for some update . Now I can't seem to find the autoplay button , a new video will start as soon as one ends and there doesn't seem to be an option to disable that... Did YouTube screw us over again and removed that option on browser or if you're not logged in ? submitted by /u/SequenceofRees [link] [comments]”

“I swear anytime I need to access my offline videos, I find that the folder is completely empty, this is happening because YouTube keeps resetting my download setting to the default. Which is a problem because smart downloads is off by default for some stupid reason. Does anyone have a solution for this? I use Opera GX as my main browser so maybe it's a compatibility problem, any info about this would be great. submitted by /u/Bigbad75 [link] [comments]”

“Can someone please explain why my watch history is full of junk I never watched AND don't care about watching? I went to my watch history recently to find a video and a good amount of videos is stuff like hours long videos of stuff I don't watch by channels I've never heard of. Do anyone else have this problem and how do I fix it? submitted by /u/No_Beat_1604 [link] [comments]”

Tampermonkey worked for me. Huge thanks. I just hate how, every few months, I have to download a new app or extension to reverse youtubes shitty updates. [re: [Guide] How to get…

“Just went on my laptop and tried watching a video from someone I've subscribed to and the end time keeps flashing between the total run length and 0:00 and I get a pop up in the left corner saying "Experiencing interruptions?" which is non interactive. If I switch to a different account which is linked the video plays instantly. I don't comment on any videos I watch, I'm just a passive enjoyer of content. I published only two unlisted videos; one to test the camera attached”

submitted by /u/Kieotyee [link] [comments]

“Problem Statement Next up and continue watching are merged in the home menu, but aren’t in each respective library. The option to split will improve the layout greatly and push this great app to more people including myself. Proposed Solution A checkbox, or one of the sliders in appearance settings Ex: Split continue watching and next up? Y | N This could potentially be paired with the ability to reorganize the menus (not just libraries). Alternatives Considered No response Use Case This would b”

“So like I updated the app yesterday and now I am only able to see history before Sunday. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app, removed cache, removed storage and everything but nothing worked.😭 Is anyone else also facing this ? submitted by /u/AnshikaRana12 [link] [comments]”

“Its been like that for 11 yrs lol, but yeah it is kinda hidden [re: Really? You can't even download videos unless you're a premium subscriber now?😮‍💨]”

“So my issue consists of 2 different changes made recently. The first one is when you are scrolling home and want to watch a video without fully watching the video you just wait a second while one of the videos is in about the middle of the screen. But now it works for a second then transitions to a big box at the top of the screen and is a pita to deal with. My other issue is the home section, just scrolling now you see so many community posts and less videos. Maybe it's just me but im not e”

“For about a month, everytime I pause a video or leave the video on the youtube app there’s about a 1/5th chance it just kicks me back to the start. I’ve updated my youtube app every time i’ve been able to since then, hoping it would leave me alone. But alas, it’s still fucking my shit up. If ANYONE could tell me if this is youtubes fault or mine, that would be great. submitted by /u/Initial-Help-8726 [link] [comments]”

“Okay, I don't know why, but restricted mode activated itself when I got up, and I have no idea how to turn it off ! It's grayed out on my computer, and I can no longer access several videos I like ! How can I turn it off ?! Please help me !! (Note: It's not activated on my phone.) submitted by /u/DejooneAlpha [link] [comments]”

“After looking it up apparently the device you are watching from, as well as location data and time of day, are used as "context" for the algorithm and influence what videos you are recommended [re: Am I the only one to notice this?]”

“How to get rid off it? Not only the thing where I get send to the next video but also when scrolling through the starting page or when I'm using the search Fills up and messes up my history and I can't find ANYTHING in settings It feels like they're bruteforcing viewer counts now If there's nothing I appreciate some YT alternatives too submitted by /u/karanky12 [link] [comments]”

“The watch history bar now has AI generated labels. They are not organizing sh*t because the generated names are not accurate to the videos, now both the music and the YouTube videos I watch are all in one section so that sucks because it's not separated anymore. And there is a button that says "Hide topics" but it still doesn't hide the topics. Can anyone help me fix this? submitted by /u/EggNo245 [link] [comments]”

“New UI is terrible for navigating videos from my subscriptions submitted by /u/Captain-Holt1 [link] [comments]”

“Anyone else's notifications reappear after deleting them? This happened a few months as well, but it eventually was fixed, but now it's doing it again. Also having issues with saved playlist folders not showing. Any solutions? submitted by /u/_Blaque [link] [comments]”

“Did the IOS app get an update? I no longer have a subscription tab, just shorts and record/upload video”. Any way to put it back??? submitted by /u/VoidIgnitia [link] [comments]”

“I would like to know what I'm looking for? I use YouTube daily [re: They just changed it again...]”

“Is ur app updated? [re: PSA - DO NOT send links unless you remove the tracker, YouTube is showing the account you are using]”

“Hey was watching a video last night on my phone while doing bits on my laptop I noticed when a add popped up to skip it as you normally do as I went to press it I noticed the video started to resume as I must of just pressed skip as the add finished now what was weird that the video started playing while skip button was available to press and the add bar was still at the the bottom of the screen and the ad was in the bottom left as my phone was turned sideways while watching which I then continu”

“do you have one for bringing back the queue/watch next? its gone with this [re: Ublock filter to revert the new layout]”

“I don’t know if it’s a glitch, but every time I watch another video, the history doesn’t update it. What’s going on with the app? Do any of you have a problem with this too? submitted by /u/South-Violinist-4456 [link] [comments]”

“i dont know if this is a part of the new ui update or is it just something that’s happening to me but since yesterday whenever im watching yt on my phone im no longer able to discover other videos by swiping up from the bottom of my screen when im in fullscreen instead i have to click on more videos to see other videos. also when i swipe uo in full screen it just minimizes the video im watching to see other videos. is this happening only with me or is it a new feature or something. submitt”

“i rewatch a lot of videos. sometimes i like to watch something else and so i want to fast forward the video by dragging to the end to mark it as watched so it won't autoplay and start in the middle just to annoy my OCD ass in particular How FF7 Rebirth Destroyed Nibelheim (Shot-By-Shot Comparison) for some reason this 3:16:27 video only goes to 1:38:24 when i try dragging. only half. i cannot drag it to the end despite multiple attempts and hitting F5 on the page and when shit like this anno”

“YouTube had quietly updated their app to show this green ticket, it won't close out using settings, what is going on? I'm discussing this feature that no one ever talked about submitted by /u/DependentAlarm3428 [link] [comments]”

“Did something change to the UI on Windows 11? I can’t find a Save to Playlist or Watch Later option while watching or pausing a video using latest Chrome browser. I can save it in the search window, before I actually watch the video. submitted by /u/SlipInternational439 [link] [comments]”

“Currently once you start playing a video in a playlist/download when that video ends it will go to the video. What if i just want to listen to video on repeat or stop watching after it ends. Add a loop button and dont go next button. Theres other buttons you can add that have this idea but thats all i can think of at this moment. submitted by /u/CrazyYETEE [link] [comments]”

“I'm currently watching videos on YouTube (duh) and I'm on my phone, but when I'm on full screen instead of seeing the time bar, I have videos being recommended over that and it won't let me swipe the videos away. The phone I'm using is horrible. It overheats all the time, it freezes annoyingly too often, it lags regularly. So I'm wondering if my phone just sucks or is this a new update youtube has made submitted by /u/Puzzleheaded-Way7745 [link] [comment”

“For some reason Verizon keeps putting Restricted mode on Youtube and It pisses me the fuck off. My dad tried taking off Restricted Mode but everytime he does, It automatically puts back Restricted Mode by itself. I can’t watch some of my favorite videos, I can’t even read the comments. This is not just affecting Youtube, This is also affecting YouTube Music. I can’t listen to a majority of my favorite songs because of Restricted Mode. I tried searching for “the cure” by Olivia Rodrigo but only t”

“Completely clear your watch history and search history. Works for me, but then you have to rebuild and rewatch what you like. [re: My asshole 8yo nephew keeps using my YouTube account, how can I get these disturbing videos to stop coming up?]”

“We want to have the kids using the YT app on iOS. My idea was to allow channels or block all else. Or, block keyword search. Is it possible? Do you recommend a solution? We are a nonprofit, price is very important. Thank you. submitted by /u/MidninBR [link] [comments]”

“Has this happened to anyone else? I fell asleep watching my favorite 12 hour video to sleep to and i woke up noticing i was at the end of an entirely different video. Knowing i didnt sleep for over 12 hours, i check my history and somehow youtube played an entire 21 hours of footage while i was asleep for 9.5 hours. How is this even possible? submitted by /u/Best-Objective1299 [link] [comments]”

“So I don't know if anyone else's experiencing this probably but YouTube has decided to start just playing videos that I'm watching on the dashboard as separate videos. How do you stop this? submitted by /u/Most-Statement1814 [link] [comments]”

“I sometimes download videos because I know I am going to be in a place without WiFi or very poor connectivity. I did it recently on an 5 hour flight and although promised WiFi the connectivity was sketchy. So I watched a few videos on the plane and at least one of them is now showing up as unwatched on my home page as a suggested video. I can go in and fake watching it to get rid of it but I might end up having to do that with 5-10 videos as they are suggested in the next week or so. 100% unders”

“Instead watch video, get the freaking premium, YouTube, What kind of idiot, invented these? [re: CANT WATCH VIDEOS???]”

“Hi, I like how the two YT scripts cover almost every issue with YouTube I have. However there are still some things that makes me keep the Unhook extension enabled. I'd prefer to get rid of that and wanted to gauge if you have the motivation/want to incorporate some of the functions of that extension. Mainly I'd like to have toggles for hiding the comments, the side panel (recommendations etc) and those end of video recommendations/screens. Personally I prefer to have only the video description”

“This is an idea I had. The idea is pretty straightforward. For videos you intend on rewatching, you could use basically a "reverse clip" that automatically jumps ahead in the video to skip a part. This is probably too niche of an idea, but I could see this being useful in some cases. Skipping loud parts of a video you like to sleep to. Skipping the sponsor segments. Maybe a streamer uploaded a VOD, and you could trim out some of the parts that are basically downtime. This is probably a”

“so does it straight up remove the shorts/reels sections from the feed or just blur em out? cause if theyre still there but hidden i feel like my brain would still try to find a way around it at 2am [re: [Beta] I built ScrollFix - an iPhone app that BLOCKS short form content, ads, and distractions from Youtube and Instagram. Free forever for beta users!]”

“just yesterday i was on youtube and i almost exclusively use youtube mix (burn me at the stake, this is my truth i will stand by youtube mix) and normally it plays the video on the left and on the right where the recommended videos usually are was the youtube mix playlist, but just today i clicked on a mix and it's just. GONE? like i cant see what's playing next, theres no playlist, there's nothing but the recommended videos and i genuinely cannot figure out where the hell my mix wen”

“I wanted to look at my youtube activity through my google account but when I went onto my youtube watched history, there were so many suspicious videos watched at midnight alongside my actual watched ones. The strange thing is, I went to my youtube app/website and went to my history but only MY videos showed up and no suspicious videos. There were no suspicious log ins in the last 28 days and all the devices logged into my account are my own. I did not give my account to anyone. Could youtube be”

“Not sure why or if anyone else is having this bug, but the last few days, shorts keeps showing me the same stuff over and over and over again. I've tried logging out, logging in, using a different browser, refreshing cache, but it will consistently be the same stuff. Even if I start on a completely new short, as I scroll down, it just starts to become the exact same Shorts. It'll be the same clip from a movie, the same random gaming clip, not just stuff from the same creators, but litera”

“nearly a decade ago I made vegan & animal activist videos, I had this section linked called “vegans I love” with links to other peoples channels. some being old friends I haven’t talked to in ages. I want to start posting videos again & want this section gone. I cannot for the life of me, figure out how to remove it. I dont see anywhere on the creator app or website?! please help, thank you!! submitted by /u/izziishigh [link] [comments]”

Hi, I'm using BitChord 1.7. When I search for a song, the results include regular YouTube videos (clips, live recordings, etc.) instead of only YouTube Music results. I checked Settings and only…

“Already Charging 22$ a month for premium and now I can’t even leave videos playing and changing apps without the video pop out being forced on me. I want background player so I don’t have to see the fucking video. Who’s running these teams submitted by /u/nopedope33 [link] [comments]”

“this is like the third time i've let my TV autoplay videos and it's decided we're watching a movie. i check it and i'm halfway through the expendables. WHY on earth does youtube think that i want to watch a movie in the background and not a video, THE WHOLE REASON I USE THIS SITE? if i wanted to watch movies i'd fish out my dvd player submitted by /u/Relative_Canary_6428 [link] [comments]”

“If I want to watch a video, I will select the video to play. I do not want some random content I never selected to immediately start playing when I open the app. Is there any way to turn this feature off? Why was it turned on in the first place? submitted by /u/sonofzeal [link] [comments]”

“Does anyone know how to stop autoplay videos in your Watch Later playlist? It keeps going to the next one even though I don't want it to. I'm sure the feature used to be there? submitted by /u/Adventurous-Bake7584 [link] [comments]”

“Hello, so I'm and android user and I can't see the length of the videos on my feed, so I'm kinda blind on what videos I can play to eat or play in the background while I shower, is this a new update? Can it be reversed in the settings? If so how? Thank you submitted by /u/MrSauri1 [link] [comments]”

“I was always wondering this, i did enjoy the trending section of the app. Why was something called playable added, why would i want to play something when im trying to watch a video? So can anyone answer why was a such a good feature removed? submitted by /u/damnzamalo [link] [comments]”

“I noticed that YouTube flooded my stats with views that have nothing to do with views. Maybe folks have been scrolling by and played a frame or two auto while doing so. But YouTube added that to my view count. Problem is that all reporting features on YouTube Studio still tracks views and not engaged views. So looking at the trends now means nothing. You’ll see a flood of bars representing views which aren’t actual views. Then you have to go dig up the actual engaged views. Anyone else dealing w”

“YouTube frequently forgets my watch history, causing videos I have already seen to clutter my recommendations. Currently, removing them requires a tedious multi step process: clicking the three dot menu, selecting "Not interested," and then clicking "I've already watched the video." I think a small, one click button added directly to video thumbnails that lets me instantly mark a video as watched would be super handy.”