YouTube on Android TV is now testing video previews with sound
Fortunately, you can switch it on and off at Netflix: the previews when you are on a movie or series in the main menu. Something starts to play aloud and not many people are waiting for that. YouTube isn’t so sure and is now testing video previews with sound on Android TV.
YouTube on Android TV
Once you’ve snuggled up on the couch and turn on your Android TV, with the YouTube app, you could be in for the fright of your life. If your volume is turned up, then -if you don’t make a choice fast enough- the content will already start playing. You will then receive a preview of the film or series to help you decide what to watch. It is still a test.
If you want to prevent it at all costs, you must have made your choice within three seconds, writes 9to5Google. Don’t like it at all? Then you can happily turn it off. You go to the YouTube settings at the bottom, where it says ‘Previews with sound’ (in Dutch probably previews with sound).
This is how you turn it off
You can change a slider there to allow or disallow it. When you turn it off, you get to see a preview again in a few silent pictures, instead of a loudly babbling video (which, by the way, gets quieter and stops after a while). Still, there are probably many people who think it’s a good addition: after all, it does make it easier for you to get an idea of what you can see. Especially if your volume is not too loud, it can also be done quietly.
The question is of course: do you have it turned on in, for example, Netflix? Do you like to preview something, or are you afraid to see spoilers in such a preview? Leave it in the comments below this article.
