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Tcookie0805's avatar
Tcookie0805
Newbie
7 months ago

Disable play next episode on Roku Channel

I am watching Starz on the roku channel. After an episode ends it automatically plays the next episode. How do I turn that off? Settings > Accessibility > Auto-play video to "Off" does not work.
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renojim's avatar
renojim
Community Streaming Expert
7 months ago

That setting has nothing to do with it even if some people here seem to think it does.

I don't believe there's any way to disable it within "The Roku Channel" unless someone has an idea other than the aforementioned  Accessibility setting (that only stops autoplaying while browsing or upon app launch).

Source:  https://developer.roku.com/docs/developer-program/media-playback/autoplay.md

ASDC65's avatar
ASDC65
Newbie
7 months ago

I have the exact same problem, and you have described the situation perfectly.  I do not want next episodes to play automatically, but I cannot find anyway to turn this "binging" feature off in the ROKU Channel.

Netflix distinguish between "AutoPlay Preview" and "AutoPlay Next Episode", and Amazon Prime has "AutoPlay Off" and it stops auto playing the next episode.  However, the Roku Channel's "AutoPlay"  only applies to previews and there is no other option to not jump to the next episode. 

 Since Amazon Prime added advertisements (unless you pay an extra fee) I'm abandoning them and looking for an alternative streaming service.  I was starting to enjoy the Roku Channel (the adds are less intrusive), but I hate this feature so much that for this reason alone, I will not continue my search for an alternative.  Roku management -- are you listening? 

  • ASDC65's avatar
    ASDC65
    Newbie
    7 months ago

    I truly hate this auto-next-episode feature in the ROKU Channel.   I have been able to turn this "binging" feature off in Netflix and Amazon Prime -- why can't Roku allow me to do the same thing!  The answer given above (and in other places) regarding turning off AutoPlay applies has NOTHING TO DO with not automatically jumping to the next episode in a series -- it applies to starting to play a program while just resting on it.. 

    I have seen complaints about this going back over a year -- is Roku listening?  I hate this feature so much that for this reason alone, I will not watch the Roku Channel.   

  • RokuTakashi's avatar
    RokuTakashi
    Community Moderator
    7 months ago

    Hi, ASDC65 

    Thanks for posting, and welcome to the Roku Community.

    We appreciate your feedback on the features and functionality of Autoplay for the next episode on The Roku Channel. Our team has taken note of your feedback, and it will be further reviewed. This will provide Roku with an opportunity to create a better streaming experience.

    We value your input greatly as it serves to help us improve.

    Let us know if you have further concerns or inquries.

    Thanks,
    Kash

    • julie_b's avatar
      julie_b
      Channel Surfer
      26 days ago

      For years people have been requesting to have the option to turn off automatically playing the episode. Still this feature has not been implemented on the Roku channel. 

      I will be cancelling subscriptions I have through the Roku channel because of this limitation. Amazon Prime Video has add on subscriptions and  it is super easy to toggle this off.

      Find someone who knows how to code for this.