Can you turn off autoplay on Prime Video?
Can you turn off autoplay on Prime Video?
Prime Video may have a large library and a growing number of top sports games, but can you change autoplay settings on the streamer?
There’s no doubt that Prime Video ranges in importance for those who have access to the streamer. Anyone with an Amazon Prime membership has a subscription, and to some people, it’s little more than an added, seldom-used benefit. To others, however, it’s the home of their favorite streaming series, like “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” “The Boys,” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” just to name a few.
There’s also the enormous rental and purchase library available on Prime Video, but once you’re using the service to actually watch a video, does it offer enough customization options? Specifically, will Prime Video let you adjust your autoplay settings, or will it force you to sit through trailers anytime you click onto a show’s detail page?
Everything you need to know about autoplay on Prime Video
Can you turn off autoplay on Prime Video?
There are a few different answers to this question. On two devices, the answer is yes: mobile and on the Prime Video website. On the streamer’s smart TV app, I found a different dynamic at play — I could not turn off autoplay. I scoured through the settings on the Prime Video TV app — and I use an Amazon Fire TV — and nowhere did I find the ability to turn autoplay on or off. A Previews section in the Settings menu allows a viewer to mute previews or disable autoplay of live events and previews, but autoplay of trailers on show detail pages remained on.
How to turn off autoplay on Prime Video
Starting with the Prime Video website, you can go to your account profile icon in the top-right of the screen, then click Account & Settings. Click Player, and from that screen, you can adjust autoplay settings for trailers, as well as decide whether or not you want Prime Video to play the next episode automatically when watching a series.
Prime Video’s autoplay controls are simple to adjust on the web.
This process is very similar on the Prime Video mobile app, and it’s a quick adjustment there. But on the streamer’s smart TV app, I found a different dynamic at play: I could not turn off autoplay. I scoured through the settings on the Prime Video TV app — and I use an Amazon Fire TV — and nowhere did I find the ability to turn autoplay on or off. A Previews section in the Settings menu allows a player to mute previews or disable autoplay of live events and previews, but autoplay of trailers on show detail pages remained on.
Adjusting the autoplay settings on my computer and mobile app did not cause a similar adjustment on the Prime Video smart TV app for me. I suppose it’s possible the answer is buried somewhere I didn’t think to look in the Prime Video interface, but I did not see any way to adjust the setting on that platform.
Does turning off autoplay on Prime Video affect all devices?
No. Adjusting controls on Prime Video’s autoplay affects only the device you are watching on.
Can you turn autoplay back on with Prime Video?
On Prime Video devices, you can control autoplay settings, you can easily turn autoplay back on for next episodes, for trailers, or for both at any time you like. Simply head back into the Settings menu and toggle the controls to your liking.
Prime Video
Prime Video is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 10,000+ movies, TV shows, and Prime Originals like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Jack Ryan,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Boys,” and more. Subscribers can also add third-party services like Max, Showtime, STARZ, and dozens more with Prime Video Channels. Prime Video also offers exclusive live access to NFL Thursday Night Football.