2 Easy Ways to Loop YouTube Videos on Repeat

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Watch YouTube videos on repeat with this quick guide
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Ever want to watch a YouTube video on repeat? With YouTube's built-in Loop function, you can watch the same video endlessly. It will continue looping until you turn it off or close the video. This wikiHow will show you how to loop YouTube videos using your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer.

Quick Steps

  1. Open the YouTube app.
  2. Navigate to a video.
  3. Tap the cog icon.
  4. Tap Additional settings .
  5. Tap Loop video .
Method 1
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Using the Mobile App

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    It has an icon that resembles a red rectangle with a white 'play' triangle in the middle.
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    Tap the magnifying glass in the top-right corner and enter keywords to search YouTube. Tap a video to open its watch screen.
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    This is in the top-right corner of the screen.
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    This is at the bottom of the pop-up menu. [1]
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    The switch will turn on.
    • You can also loop a playlist . Just navigate to a playlist, and then tap the two arrows icon in the control box.
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Using a Computer

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    Go to https://www.youtube.com in your browser. This will open the YouTube homepage.
    • You don't need to log in unless you want to view content that's restricted to 18-and-over accounts. If you do need to log in, click Sign in in the upper-right corner of the page, then enter your email address and password.
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    Enter keywords in the top field to search YouTube. Click a video to open it.
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    This will open a drop-down menu.
    • If you're using a Mac, you'll need to control-click .
    • Make sure that you do this on the video itself and not an ad.
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    It's at the top of the drop-down menu. You'll see a checkmark appear next to the Loop option before the drop-down menu disappears.
    • The video will repeat continuously until you close the video or turn looping off.
    • To turn looping off, right-click the center of the video playback and click Loop again.
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    It means having the video play over and over automatically.
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    if you are using youtube on a desktop then right click where the video will play and a drop down list would appear. In the list, you would see an option "loop" with a tick mark by it. Click on it and it would toggle to "loop off" as the tick mark goes away.
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      1. Open the YouTube app.
      2. Select a video to loop.
      3. Tap the icon with three dots in the upper-right corner of the video playback.
      4. Tap Loop Video .

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