Top 7 Fixes for YouTube Autoplay Not Working Error

YouTube studies your behavior and how you interact with the platform on mobile or desktop. It then uses the information to suggest new and relevant videos. Combine that with the autoplay feature and YouTube can keep you busy for hours. You can continue watching videos one after another until autoplay suddenly stops working.

I noticed that my gym owner was playing his favorite song on YouTube and then relied on the autoplay feature while he was exercising. The autoplay feature works in many situations. Let’s find out what could be the possible reason behind this error and how to fix it.

1. Autoplay Disabled

By default, the autoplay option is enabled for most users. At least it’s enabled for me. You can manually activate it directly while watching a video. No need to open settings.

Play your favorite video and you should see the Autoplay toggle in the top right corner of the screen. It should appear blue when enabled.

The same goes for the smartphone app, where the Autoplay button appears just below the video you’re playing.

There’s also a custom option buried deep within Settings in YouTube’s mobile app. To change it, go to Settings > Autoplay.

Sometimes turning the option off and back on also helps.

2. Firefox Policy

Firefox users would have noticed how the browser prevents any or all audio media from playing automatically by default. Firefox has detailed how this setting works and what you can do to replace this default behavior with screenshots.

I suggest you go for the second option where you can change YouTube’s autoplay settings at the site level, rather than allowing all sites to always autoplay media files. You can also change these settings later.

3. Disable Adblocker

I use uBlock Origin and it hasn’t given me a headache so far. You may be using a different ad blocker that might be blocking YouTube’s autoplay feature.

Disable the extension and check if the YouTube autoplay feature works. If available, you need to change the settings to allow or whitelist autoplay for YouTube. The options will vary depending on the extension you are using. I recommend not using an ad blocker. They are a must.

4. Incognito Mode

The purpose of using Incognito or Incognito mode in your browser is to find out if there is a potential conflict. One of the installed extensions may be breaking the functionality. If autoplay is running in Incognito mode on YouTube, you can find the culprit by enabling one extension at a time to find the extension causing the error.

5. Update/Downgrade or Use a Different Browser

A recent browser update may have broken the autoplay functionality. A simple way to check this is to download and use another browser. If your worst fears are confirmed, there are a few things you can do.

The first is to update to the latest version of your favorite browser. Most popular browsers have a way to check the version and update the app in settings somewhere. You can also download it from the official site.

Wait, the latest update was responsible for the error. In this case, you can try downgrading the browser to a previous version and check if that helps.

Finally, use a different browser until a fix is ​​released. Or you can try Firefox, Chrome, don’t forget to report the problem.

6. Turn Off Silent Playback

This is for smartphone users. You need to turn off the ‘Silent playback in broadcasts’ option in the settings area of ​​the YouTube app. You can find the setting under Settings > General.

No need to save anything. Check again if autoplay is working in the YouTube app.

7. Update or Reinstall the App

Smartphone owners can try two old but often helpful methods to fix this problem. One is to update the app to the latest version and the other is to reinstall the app. Doing this often solves common mistakes and errors.

You Are In A Tube

Like other social media apps like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok, it can be very addictive. However, you can use YouTube to learn, understand and grow in a positive way. And all those music videos make the autoplay feature even more meaningful. But you don’t want it to be active all the time. I guess that’s why Google made it so simple by placing the option just below the video screen.

As always, share your thoughts in the comments section below or if you have found another way to fix YouTube autoplay not working error.

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