If you are one of those people who usually bring their cell phone to bed to fall asleep, you have surely ever asked yourself: Can I make YouTube automatically turn off when I watch a video on my phone? Until recently, this question was difficult to answer.because to make this possible it was necessary to use applications like NewPipe.
Fortunately, Google has listened to user complaintsand activated a tool that allows you to schedule YouTube to automatically turn off on both mobile devices and computers.
This time we will show you step by step How to use this new featureWhich will allow you to set a timer so that any YouTube video playback will automatically stop after a certain period of time.
How to schedule YouTube deactivation?
Before showing you the tutorial, It is important to update your YouTube app to the latest version on your mobile phone. Since this is a new feature, it is only available on phones with the updated YouTube app.
- The first thing you need to do is Open YouTube from your phone (via the app).
- You have to play any video.
- Therefore, you will have to do this click on the little gear wheelwhich is located in the upper right corner of the screen.
- A small menu will appear at the bottom of the screen, there you will need to click “Additional Settings”.
- Next you need to access the section called “Time Off”.
- You will have to do it Choose the time you want YouTube to be deactivated.
- Within seconds, YouTube will tell you that the video will stop playing at the time you chose.
It is worth mentioning that, as the new YouTube design has reached both mobile phones and computers, the auto-off feature It is also available on iOS and PC (via Google Chrome).
Last but not least, it is necessary to clarify This feature will be implemented progressively worldwide. If you can’t use it yet, you’ll have to wait for Google to launch it in your region (if you have YouTube Premium, you can use it before everyone else).
