What is autoplay and can it be toggled on or off?

When you play a programme, 大象传媒 Sounds will automatically play the next episode when the current episode ends. We call this听autoplay.

大象传媒 Sounds website

You鈥檒l notice that a ten second timer will appear just before the programme you鈥檙e listening to finishes. You can click on the image for the next piece of content to skip the timer.

Screenshot of the playback page on the 大象传媒 Sounds website. The programme is almost over and the 'up next' countdown on the top right is highlighted

To turn听off autoplay,听click听on the settings cog in the playback bar then听switch off the autoplay toggle. The toggle will be grey when autoplay is switched off听and orange when autoplay is switched on.

Screenshot of the playback screen on the 大象传媒 Sounds website. The Setting cog on the bottom right has been selected and the autoplay option is highlighted


大象传媒 Sounds app on mobiles and tablets

Autoplay is switched on by default in the app. Just start playing an on-demand programme, then tap on the queue icon at the bottom right corner to see what will play automatically after that episode has ended.听

Two screenshots of the 大象传媒 Sounds mobile app. The first shows the playback screen with the Queue icon highlighted on the bottom right. The second shows the play queue with the autoplay toggle highlighted at the top
To听turn off autoplay,听go to 'My Sounds' > 'Settings'then听toggle off the autoplay option.


大象传媒 Sounds skill on Alexa devices

If you're not listening to the latest episode in a series, we will automatically play the next episode once that episode听has finished. You can stop the playback by saying "Alexa, stop."


大象传媒 Sounds app on TVs

The next episode in a series will play automatically. At the moment, it isn't possible to switch off autoplay on the 大象传媒 Sounds app on TVs.


At the moment, autoplay on the 大象传媒 Sounds app will only play the 100 most recent episodes of a programme. If you're listening beyond the most recent 100 episodes, autoplay will not work as expected. We're aware of this and looking into it.