Netflix is undoubtedly the most popular streaming video platform, yet there was a very common app trend that was hated by users. This is an auto play option that besides we want to start playing series and movie trailers while looking for what to watch the platform
Of course you know this function if you are a regular Netflix user and now, after many years of user complaints, the platform has decided that users themselves decide whether they want this method to work or not.
How to prevent Netflix from playing a trailer automatically
The option to automatically play the next chapters of the series may already be under control, but now Netflix is developing these functions increase the chances of avoiding automatic playback development while browsing all devices.
"If you browse Netflix, you can automatically play trailers with the auto play feature to watch a series or movie preview."
This has been a major criticism that sometimes makes browsing on Netflix a little tricky, since trailers and upgrades were being played continuously, you can now manage it easily by following these steps:
- Open Netflix from browser, you can't do it from your iPhone or TV app.
- Come in with your Netflix account.
- Click Manage profiles menu
- Select a profile of the user you want to edit.
- Check or unselect the option "Automatically make progress while browsing across devices".
- Click Save.
From here and you can manage the default playback of the episode when the previous one ends, all of these settings will be reserved for each user, not a standard Netflix account.
The company recently installed the service and reported that once it started the process may not be immediate, so "the adjustment change may take some time to take effect." As a hint they advise you that "you can force an update by changing to another profile and then returning your own".
