YouTube.com forcibly self-enabling video previews function

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Hello again,

I’ve run into a different issue with Youtube’s browser version. Last time it was my feed not properly loading (which is a largely irrelevant bug; prior to my first post on here and as of now if it happens I can just reload the site and it works fine again). Now, as one can probably guess from the title, the “video previews” function - which allows videos to play as one is browsing YouTube - has been forcefully re-enabling itself for the last day or two. I typically keep it turned off - simply a preference due to no particular reason.

It’s a largely minor bug but at the same time it is a bit mildly infuriating to see it keep doing that. It isn’t even consistent when it turns itself back on, either.

Thank you for your time,
deepfried_kiwis :slight_smile:

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I am having this problem as well. I disable YouTube video previews and seemingly at random it enables it automatically. I would like them to stay “off” as I don’t necessarily like the function. It would happen after a day has gone by, the browser has been closed and I reopen it and open a new YouTube tab, if my mobile data or internet has disconnected and reconnected, or just at random. Often I suppose it’s when a new YouTube tab is opened, but this isn’t consistent either.

I am on IOS, mobile browser.

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from what i can gather, it does occur when reloading a tab, closing/reopening Brave, or when opening a new tab. Still a minor issue in comparison to some other more egregious bugs.

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I am facing same issue deepfried_kiwis. I am looking for someone to resolve my issue.

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To clarify, everyone here encountering this is disabling the feature via Youtube account settings – is that correct? If so, can you confirm that you’re not clearing browsing data for the site?

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I have not cleared browsing data at all in a good while (probably 3-4 days minimum to a week), let alone for YouTube specifically. This issue seems to be more of a minor inconvenience, thankfully.

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Same issue and definitely logged in. It is almost certainly YouTube resetting this setting and not a Brave bug but boy would I kill for this to be a feature under Media Settings to never allow previews.

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