Edge Insiders in the Canary Channel can try the updated autoplay controls. Microsoft has made it easier to block videos playing automatically, and the feature no longer requires enabling a flag.
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This guide will show you how to stop Microsoft Edge from playing videos on websites automatically using built-in options. You can disable video autoplay in Edge without additional extensions or tools.
Mircosoft's Edge Insider channel roadmap has been updated today which now contains all the upcoming features the browser will receive. There is a slew of new changes and improvements coming.
If you're one of the many that hates Netflix's autoplay previews when browsing for something new to watch, there's good news. The streaming giant will finally let you turn them off.
YouTube for Android looks to be testing changes in the design for its 'Up Next' feature on devices running the latest version. The buttons have been made much more prominent, among other changes.
After Chrome and Edge, Firefox will now be getting the ability to block autoplaying videos by default on any website. However, the feature only caters to videos that autoplay with sound.
Google has announced improvements to how auto-playing videos are handled in Chrome, saying that it will now automatically play or block videos based on the user's browsing history and habits.
While it was supposed to be unleashed as part of Chrome 64, the next major version of Google's browser will start blocking autoplaying videos on desktops, in alignment with its mobile browser.
Google is making some big changes to Chrome, allowing users to mute individual sites starting from October 2017, and finally giving them the choice to disable autoplay videos from January 2018.
The search giant is preparing to make your searches even more convenient - or more annoying, depending on how you look at it. Video autoplay is coming to searches on Android devices in the US for now.
YouTube is trying out some new features with a very select few users. Autoplaying videos is supposed to boost watch time, and no doubt ad revenue, while GIF sharing makes sharing videos more fun.
