I often tap on “ Manage apps & device” to check for updates to the apps I have installed, but for this purpose we want to head over to “ Settings“, as highlighted above.Ī tap on “ Settings” and you’ll see that the settings for the Play Store app are broken down into five categories: General, Network preferences, Authentication, Family, and About: Hopefully you’ve long since learned that the main menu for the Play Store app is hidden behind your tiny profile icon on the top right. It’s also a definite visual distraction – which is its intention – so let’s learn how to stop this pesky autoplay! GOOGLE PLAY STORE SETTINGS Where it says “WE ARE THE”? That’s a tiny embedded video (with sound, though it starts auto-muted on my test device) that you have to download before it can play. For example, the NBC Sports app, featured on the Play Store home screen, has an embedded video to entice you to install the program: The big companies like HBO, Peacock, Netflix, etc, definitely have these embedded videos, however, so it can be a nuisance. To start out, it’s worth noting that not every app has an autoplay video included. Let’s get to it! AUTOPLAY VIDEO IN THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE APP At least, in the latest version the Play Store seems to have its user experience change up every year or so!įortunately, it’s easy to change the video autoplay setting in the Play Store app. Whereas most apps in Android have their settings accessible through the main Settings app, the Play Store has its settings hidden within the app itself.

After all, not everyone’s on an unlimited cellular connection nowadays (though eventually we’ll all have unlimited cell data, which will be nice).

It is, however, designed to be used with a fast, unmetered Internet connection by default, so there are some facets that can prove frustrating if you prefer not to have things autoplay or otherwise consume bandwidth.

From its open design to speedy search to categorization of applications, I think a lot of people actually spend time browsing for new games, entertainment, utilities, and productivity tools. There’s a lot to like about how Google’s organized the Play Store for Android apps.

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