# Audio- Can’t stop autoplay

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/audio-can-t-stop-autoplay/57907>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 24, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/audio-can-t-stop-autoplay/57907 "2025-03-24T16:07:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Griggski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@Griggski](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Griggski)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/audio-can-t-stop-autoplay/57907/1 "2025-03-24T16:07:17Z")

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Hi,

I have “don’t play audio automatically” enabled, yet the audio automatically plays for every card. I’m learning Japanese and want to learn to read kanji, having the audio play before I can even read the word defeats the purpose. Is this a known glitch, and is there a solution? Any help is appreciated, I just bought the app and feel like I wasted $25; this isn’t a problem on the web version.

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**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/audio-can-t-stop-autoplay/57907/2 "2025-03-24T20:44:52Z")

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There are a few reasons this could behave differently, and it could be because of what is in your not or what is on your card template.

- Is this an actual pre-made audio file, or a TTS service reading your card in the moment?
  - If an audio file – is it in your note as a standard Anki `[sound:...]` tag?
  - If a TTS service – are you using different TTS services/voices on different platforms?

- For your auto-play settings, are you looking at the Deck Options for the parent deck you are clicking to study, or for the subdeck the card is actually in?

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**Author:** ![Griggski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@Griggski](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Griggski)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/audio-can-t-stop-autoplay/57907/3 "2025-03-25T16:11:12Z")

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Hi, thanks for your reply. I’m pretty sure it’s not TTS, as I had to look up what that is just now. I don’t really know much about the nuts and bolts of Anki, I’m using a 6,000 core word Japanese deck I found online, it’s worked beautifully, only issue is with the ankimobile app. I’m at work right now, I’ll have to research more when I get home.

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**Author:** ![tjebn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@tjebn](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/tjebn)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/audio-can-t-stop-autoplay/57907/4 "2025-03-25T22:42:59Z")

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Maybe this YouTube video might help youtube.[com/watch?v=qWq8l2tRJ7Y] (sorry had to modify the link because else I wouldn’t be able to add it here.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/audio-can-t-stop-autoplay/57907/5 "2025-04-24T22:43:41Z")

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