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To stop a sleep meditation playlist from repeating only one video, start playback from a playlist containing several videos and turn on the playlist-level Loop or Repeat control—not repeat-one. Check that the control shows the whole playlist is repeating. Autoplay and YouTube’s Sleep Timer do different jobs and won’t change which playlist item plays next.

Set the playlist to repeat, not just the current video

YouTube has separate repeat states for a single video and for an entire playlist. For a longer mix of sleep meditations, add several distinct videos to a playlist, start playback from that playlist, then enable its Loop or Repeat control. YouTube’s playlist repeat instructions describe the controls by device.

On a computer

  1. Open a video that belongs to your playlist.
  2. Expand the playlist panel beside the player.
  3. Click Loop in the playlist box. This repeats the playlist rather than only the current video.

On Android

  1. Play a video from the playlist.
  2. Use the Loop control in the playlist control box.
  3. Check the icon: if it shows a “1,” YouTube is repeating the current video. Tap Loop again to switch to repeating the playlist.

On a TV or gaming console

  1. Start playing the playlist.
  2. Open the player controls and select Repeat until its label reads “Repeat • Playlist.”

Control placement and wording may differ by device or app version. If the same meditation keeps playing, first inspect the Loop or Repeat state; the repeat-one setting is the likely control to change.

Make a playlist with more variety

A playlist is a collection of videos. Add several suitable sleep meditations, then begin playback from the playlist itself rather than opening a single video on its own. YouTube explains how to create and manage playlists.

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More distinct videos give the playlist more content to cycle through, but YouTube’s cited help does not promise that every video will play once before any video returns. It also does not establish a guaranteed no-repeat interval or a particular shuffle algorithm. Don’t rely on shuffle to prevent a video from recurring quickly.

Know what Autoplay and Sleep Timer do

Control What it changes What to use it for
Playlist Loop/Repeat Cycles the playlist, or—if set to repeat-one—replays the current video. Keep a playlist playing continuously. Check that the repeat state is for the playlist.
Autoplay Whether YouTube automatically continues to another video after the current one ends. Control automatic continuation. It is not the playlist-repeat switch.
Sleep Timer Pauses mobile playback after a selected duration. Limit how long audio plays after you fall asleep; it does not choose the next playlist video.

YouTube describes Autoplay as a feature for continuing playback and explains how to turn it off with the watch-page toggle in its Autoplay help. If playback leaves the intended playlist or moves to recommendations, turn Autoplay off and restart playback from the playlist. YouTube announced Sleep Timer for mobile devices as a way to pause videos after a selected duration; it does not control playlist order.

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If you are configuring an embedded playlist

For developers using Google’s IFrame Player API, the loop parameter documentation distinguishes playlist looping from looping a single video. For a playlist player, the parameter loops the playlist. For a single video, the documentation says to set the playlist parameter to that same video ID along with loop=1. This is API guidance for embedded players, not a replacement for the controls in the regular YouTube app or website.

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