# Turn off loading icon

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-loading-icon/749186>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** chromecast, roku\
**Created:** [October 8, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-loading-icon/749186 "2021-10-08T04:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-loading-icon/749186/2 "2021-10-08T08:48:21Z")

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There’s a feature suggestion you could vote for – though there seems to be little demand/interest so far

> [@Option to turn off loading overlay](https://forums.plex.tv/t/option-to-turn-off-loading-overlay/421966):
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> Would love to have the option to turn off the loading information overlay when a file starts playing. I use a preroll and it kind of ruins the point when 5 Seconds of the preroll is covered by the title poster and timeline

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