SBS On Demand has two different prompts: an end-of-episode autoplay choice and a separate Are You Still Watching confirmation after a long period without interaction. Disable autoplay through the device's documented setting when you want to choose the next episode yourself. Confirm active viewing when the inactivity prompt appears; changing autoplay does not describe that second control.
Read the prompt before changing settings
SBS's autoplay help describes cards appearing as an episode's credits begin, offering to keep watching or play the next episode. Without an input, the transition can occur after10seconds. This is an episode-selection feature.
Its inactivity help describes a confirmation that can appear after around four hours without remote or player interaction. SBS links that check to audience measurement. The timing is approximate, so it should not be treated as a precise countdown from the start of every video.
Disable the next-episode transition on the device in use
The setting's location differs between television and mobile interfaces. Follow the route for the actual player rather than searching every device for the same menu layout.
- Website: open SBS On Demand settings and turn the autoplay toggle off.
- Smart TV, Android or Google TV, Foxtel, Hubbl and Fire TV Stick: open Settings from the left menu, then under Video Player turn Auto-play next episode off.
- iOS or Android mobile/tablet: open Settings from the video player and set Autoplay to Off.
- Apple TV: swipe up in the player, choose Settings above the timeline and set Autoplay to Off.
Respond to the long-session confirmation separately
When Are You Still Watching appears, select Yes or the offered on-screen confirmation using the remote or device controls. SBS says player interactions such as pausing, rewinding or opening the menu may reset its inactivity timer.
The two settings answer different intentions. Turning off automatic episode transitions lets you choose when another episode begins. Confirming the long-session prompt tells the player you are still present. Do not assume that disabling the first feature removes the second prompt.
If confirmation fails to resume the programme
SBS documents a recovery sequence: close and reopen the stream, restart the app, restart the device, then check for app updates. Apply the checks to the same programme so you can tell whether the confirmation issue remains.
If it persists, retain the device model, app version, programme or match and the time it happened. Those are the details SBS requests for this fault. A useful report identifies a confirmation that failed after selection, rather than describing every end-of-episode card as a frozen player.
After changing autoplay, inspect the setting on the device you will use next. The published routes describe device interfaces; they do not establish that one change automatically synchronises across every television and mobile app.
Sources and review
- How do I enable or disable auto-play on my device? — SBS Help Centre
- Why Am I Seeing Are You Still Watching? On SBS On Demand? — SBS Help Centre