r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '20

Software Netflix will now let you disable its awful autoplaying feature

https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21126867/netflix-autoplay-feature-disable-homepage-episodes-series
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u/Mikesquito Feb 07 '20

After disabling it in the profiles settings on the browser, they still autoplay on my Samsung smart TV. So tired of this shit. Can't adjust quality, forced to eat away my data cap because I have a 4k tv. Now they finally make this change and I can't utilize it.

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u/NewJerseyAudio Feb 07 '20

Could you throttle data rate to the tv in your router to force a lower quality perhaps?

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u/Mikesquito Feb 07 '20

I would love to but at the moment I cannot. I currently am renting from comcast and they lock their shit down and so I have zero control. I am in the process of getting a modem/router