Responding to Netflix user Sarah Hollowell’s Jaunary 29th plea via Twitter, “my entire kingdom for a way to turn off the autoplay while browsing Netflix,” the streaming company tweeted back yesterday: “Some people find this feature helpful. Others not so much. We’ve heard the feedback loud and clear — members can now control whether or not they see autoplay previews on Netflix.”
How to turn Netflix autoplay previews on or off:
Netflix provides two different autoplay settings that you can turn on or off. Changes to these settings are specific to a profile and will take effect across all devices. You can adjust these settings from the Netflix site.
• Autoplay next episode in a series on all devices
When you watch TV shows with multiple episodes, you can automatically play the next episode using autoplay without needing to manually select it.
To turn autoplay on or off:
- Sign In to Netflix from a web browser.
- Select Manage Profiles from the menu (Account > My Profile > Manage profiles).
- Select the profile you’d like to update.
Check or uncheck the option to Autoplay next episode in a series on all devices and SAVE.
• Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices
When you browse Netflix, you can automatically play trailers using autoplay to get a preview of a TV show or movie.
To turn autoplay on or off:
- Sign In to Netflix from a web browser.
- Select Manage Profiles from the menu (Account > My Profile > Manage profiles).
- Select the profile you’d like to update.
Check or uncheck the option to Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices and SAVE.
NOTE: There may be a delay before these either of these settings takes effect, but you can force an update by switching to another profile, then switching back in order to reload your profile with the updated setting.
MacDailyNews Take: Hallelujah!
Thank god I can finally turn off autoplay of shows. As some prone to fall asleep while watching this will save me from getting ahead of myself.
Fantastic! Thank you! I’ve even called Netflix about this incredible autoplay annoyance more than once. Each time they told me it’s just the way their site works. Now we have a solution!
Why does NF require you to login on the website to do this? Why not in settings? They blow chunks.