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- Users are reporting that videos start automatically playing as soon as they open the YouTube app.
- The videos autoplay even if you have autoplay disabled in the settings.
- A YouTube support representative reportedly says this is an experimental feature.
When you open the YouTube app, you don’t normally expect to be greeted by a running video. However, a growing number of YouTube users claim this has started happening to them. While many thought this may be a bug, it appears it may actually be a feature in testing.
YouTube has a feature that automatically plays videos. If you don’t want videos to autoplay, there’s a setting that allows you to turn this feature on or off. Despite having the feature disabled, some users claim they see videos automatically play as soon as they open the app (h/t: Tech-Issues Today).