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How To Stop YouTube Auto Dubbing

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How To Stop YouTube Auto Dubbing

If you're wondering why your YouTube video is suddenly playing in another language, you're not alone. YouTube's automatic dubbing feature has now been automatically enabled on thousands of creator's channels. While this may seem beneficial for creators aiming for international reach, it can often disrupt the viewer experience due to inaccuracies and unnatural-sounding AI dubbing. However, if you are looking for professional dubs get in contact with BeMultilingual.

How To Turn Off Auto Dubbing as a Viewer

Unfortunately, viewers currently cannot disable auto dubbing. However, viewers can manually switch between audio tracks on a video by doing the following:

Step 1:

Click the gear icon on the video.

Step 2:

Select Audio track.

Step 3:

Choose the original audio or a different available language.

YouTube will also remember your listening preference, meaning that if you switched to the original audio on a channel once, it will default to playing the original audio track in the future. This is also the case if you switch to an audio track,

Note: If you are logged into YouTube on a mobile device and watching on an internet browser you will not be able to switch the audio tracks. The easiest way to fix this is by downloading and using the YouTube app on your mobile device.

If you aren't able to change audio tracks on Shorts, check out this article.

How to Turn Off Auto Dubbing as a Creator

YouTube automatically enables auto dubbing for eligible creators by default. Here’s how you can disable it:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio on your computer.

  2. Click SettingsUpload defaultsAdvanced settings.

  3. Uncheck the Allow automatic dubbing box.

  4. Click Save.

Once disabled, future uploads will no longer be automatically dubbed. If you are running into issues, check out this video.

Turning Off Auto Dubbing for Specific Videos

If you've already uploaded videos with auto dubbing enabled, here's how to manage or disable dubbing on a per-video basis:

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.

  2. Go to Content and select the specific video.

  3. Click Languages.

  4. Hover over the dubbed language in the Audio column.

  5. Click Unpublish or Delete to remove unwanted dubs.

Why is YouTube Auto Dubbing Annoying Viewers?

YouTube's auto dubbing, though innovative, has significant drawbacks:

These problems will negatively affect average viewer duration (AVD), which can lead to YouTube's algorithm not only not promoting you to other languages but also lowering your English's viewership.

If you are looking for professional dubs that the top creators utilize to grow their fanbase, get in contact with BeMultilingual.

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