How to Turn Off Automatic Play on Netflix

Part 1. How to Turn Off Homepage Autoplay on Netflix for TV

Recently, Netflix has introduced an update regarding autoplay. The official post suggests there is a better experience of detailed information about each title. With the new interface, users can discover what makes each title worth watching before they commit to pressing play. But when people watch a Netflix series or movie on TV, the content will start playing right away. Before this update, Netflix users could first browse through the information and description of the content and then decide whether to play it or not. This update has actually detracted from the user experience. So, how to resolve this issue?

Unfortunately, there are no direct settings to close this annoying automatic play. But some suggestions may relieve the bad experience.

Firstly, because Netflix will autoplay content at full volume, unlike YouTube or Facebook, you can mute your TV before finding the content you like.

Then, some areas will have a mini description under the thumbnail, so you can look through the mini description to decide watch it or not.

Thirdly, you can sign in to Netflix through a web browser to view show descriptions and details without any automatic playback.

It's necessary to provide feedback on this problem to Netflix to solve this. We require an option to view information pages without autoplay on Netflix.

Part 2. How to Stop Netflix from Automatically Playing Next Episode

The next episode feature is helpful when watching a series. Because it adds fluency and doesn't need any operation. Stopping between each episode to press Next Episode actually has an impact on binge-watching. When you want to select the episode, turning off the autoplay is a better choice. There are step-by-step guides to turn on/off the automatic playing on different devices.

On the Netflix App (iOS or Android):

Step 1 Open the Netflix app

Step 2 Select My Netflix in the lower right corner.

Step 3 Tap Manage Profiles.

Step 4 Choose the profile you want to edit.

Step 5 Check/uncheck the option of Autoplay Next Episode and Save.

Step 6 Tap Done.

On a Web Browser:

Step 1 Go to the Netflix website and log in.

Step 2 Click on your profile icon in the top right corner and select Account.

Step 3 Go to the Profiles & Parental Controls section

Step 4 Click a profile.

Step 5 Click on Playback settings.

Step 6 Uncheck the option "Autoplay next episode in a series on all devices".

Step 7 Click Save.

Part 3. How to Stop Netflix from Automatically Playing Previews

In 2016, Netflix launched this new feature that works like this: If a user hovers over any show or movie, Netflix automatically plays that program's trailer or a selected clip–or, in some cases, just straight-up starts it from the beginning. How to stop the preview of TV shows or movies? The solution is just like canceling the autoplay of the next episode:

On the Netflix App (iOS or Android):

Step 1 Open the Netflix app

Step 2 Select My Netflix in the lower right corner.

Step 3 Tap the menu icon (hamburger icon) in the upper right corner.

Step 4 Tap Manage Profiles.

Step 5 Choose the profile you want to edit.

Step 6 Check/uncheck the option of Autoplay previews.

Step 7 Tap Done.

On a Web Browser:

Step 1 Log in to Netflix from a web browser.

Step 2 Select Manage Profiles from the menu (hamburger icon).

Step 3 Select the profile you want to edit.

Step 4 uncheck the box before the "Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices."

Step 5 Hit Save.

The settings will be saved on all the devices you're using, so when you install your Netflix account on a TV or game console, and so on, you don't need to reset this again.

Part 4. A Better Way to Stop Automatic Play on Netflix

If you don't tolerate the automatic play anymore, you can try downloading the Netflix video to MP4 or MKV. After downloading, you can see the content on any device. In addition, you can stream Netflix without an internet connection. You can download the video on the official application. Just click the download icon next to the episodes or movies. But considering the limitations of the official download, we recommend the ViWizard Netflix Video Downloader to save the TV shows or movies. This third-party application is easy to use and helpful. There is a detailed tutorial of ViWizard:

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• Remove ads from Netflix and keep original video quality

Step 1Install on Your Netflix Account

Open the ViWizard Netflix Video Downloader on your computer. Enter Netflix with your email and password and click "Sign in". Then, you'll be able to access all the Netflix content, such as movies, TV series, anime, and original creations.

Step 2Configure the Video parameters

Click the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines) in the upper right corner of the ViWizard interface and choose "Preferences". In the "Download" section, you can also choose the video quality as the highest, and set up the encoding type, video and audio quality, language, and so on. Besides, you can choose embedded subtitles and independent subtitles as you like. After that, click "OK" to save your settings.

Step 3Search for the Content You want

Next, pick the episodes or Season you desire to download. When you're ready, click "Download" to begin. Surely, if you don't want to download now, you can choose "Add to List" and download it later.

Step 4Initiate the Download

Then, select the episodes or movies you desire to download. When you're ready, click "Download" to begin. Of course, if you don't want to download now, you can choose "Add to List" and download it later. ViWizard supports the automatic download function, so you can spend your time on more interesting things while waiting.

Step 5Play Downloaded Netflix Videos

You can find the downloaded content by clicking the History icon. The downloaded content will be presented in there. Then, you can play the downloaded Netflix video in its highest and best quality on your TV, or any other device.