Here’s how to turn off Netflix autoplay previews

The global television streaming giant has listened to its customers


Reuters/Tech Desk February 07, 2020
The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in Encinitas, California, US, on October 14, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS

The global television streaming giant has listened to its customers by allowing them to turn off the auto-play previews feature on its homepage.

A tweet posted by user Sarah Hollowell prompted the change:

Netflix took notice of the feedback and responded, that members can now control whether they want to view auto-play previews or not.

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The change cannot be made from the app hence you need to log in to your account from the web and this needs to be done on a per-account basis however once the modification is been made it is applied to all devices you access your account from.

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This is how you too can turn off the auto-play previews;

Step 1

Log in to your Netflix account via web

Step 2

Choose ‘Manage Profile’ tab from the menu

Step 3

Pick the profile you want to alter

Step 4

Unclick the box next to ‘Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices’

Step 5

Click ‘Save’

Netflix has added millions of new subscribers globally over the past quarter as it prepared up for a tougher competitive landscape but scaled back its outlook for early 2020.

This article originally published on 9to5mac.

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