Turn off auto play setting for videos (YouTube)

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Description of the issue: When I visit the Brave in the morning (on my iPad Pro - so iOS), my most recent tab that has a video (usually YouTube) will automatically play. Often times I’m opening a new window to review & have to find the tab that has the video & manually stop it from playing. Please include an auto play switch to turn this off.

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Open a window & begin watching a YouTube video.
  2. Close Brave, follow a link to open another page.
  3. When that page opens, the YouTube video in the other tab will automatically play - frustrating!

Expected result:
Video automatically plays while viewing another website/page
Brave Version( check About Brave):
Most recent Version 1.70 (131)
Mobile Device details
iPad Pro (2021 11.9”) running iOS 18.0.1
Additional Information:
I could not find a switch for auto play to turn it off. Please add one or tell me how to stop this from occurring.