A tweet posted by user Sarah Hollowell prompted the change:
my entire kingdom for a way to turn off the autoplay while browsing Netflix
— Sarah Hollowell (@sarahhollowell) January 29, 2020
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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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. Here's how: https://t.co/6V2TjEW6HDhttps://t.co/zbz4E8fVab
— Netflix US (@netflix) February 6, 2020
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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