5. Find the “Autoplay” button on the top right and click it to disable. The slider should go from blue to gray.
In “theater” mode (more on this below), the Autoplay button is just below the video player on the right.
When Autoplay is on, recommended videos will play continuously until you navigate away from YouTube.
8. Try ‘em!
- k or spacebar = pause or play
- j = rewind 10 seconds
- l = fast-forward 10 seconds
- m = mute
- Number 0 = go to the beginning of the video
- Numbers 1 to 9 = jump to 10% to 90% of the video
While captions are on:
- + = make caption font bigger
- - = make caption font smaller
10. If you own a smart TV or Chromecast, you can beam YouTube videos from your mobile device to a TV display over WiFi.
Open the YouTube app on your TV or gaming console, then head to
youtube.com/pair (make sure you’re signed in). On your TV, find
Settings in the YouTube app , select
Pair Device, and enter the code into
youtube.com/pair.
Once paired, you’ll be able to tap the icon shown above to start playing YouTube videos on your TV.
15. The YouTube Kids app (free, iOS and Android) features only kid-friendly videos.
The app has big, colorful buttons and voice search capabilities so your little one can find videos even if he or she can’t type. You can also set timers, so that they don’t go overboard with the cartoons.
For kids that are a bit older, it may be a good idea to enable Safety Mode, which keeps graphic/objectionable videos out of search results, for their YouTube accounts. Scroll to the bottom of any YouTube page and select “Safety: On.” On the mobile site, you’ll find it in menu > Settings (gear icon)
> Safety Mode.
16. If your videos are taking forever to load, change the default streaming quality for your account.
19.
Add these terms to help you refine search results:
- Add “channel” or “playlist”
- Add “HD” for high-definition or “3D” for three-dimensional videos
- Add “allintitle” to get an exact match of your search query
- Add quotation marks, as well as a plus or minus sign to include or omit results (for example: “beyonce” + “destiny’s child” OR “beyonce” - “jay-z”