How to Turn Off or Customize Auto Pick-Up in PUBG Mobile

To turn off automatic looting in PUBG Mobile, open the lobby, go to Settings > Pick Up (or Pickup Settings), and switch Auto Pick-Up off. You can also leave the main feature enabled and disable individual categories such as pistols, attachments, ammunition, healing items, or throwables.

Disable Auto Pick-Up completely

1. From the PUBG Mobile lobby, select the gear-shaped Settings button.
2. Open Pick Up or Pickup Settings. The exact label and position may vary slightly by game version.
3. Find Auto Pick-Up and choose Disable or switch it off.
4. Enter Training Grounds or an unranked match to confirm that items now require a manual tap.

PUBG Mobile's official pickup settings guide confirms the lobby path and explains that weapons, attachments, ammunition, healing items, and throwables can be configured individually.

Customize pickup instead of turning it all off

Full manual looting offers control, but it can slow down the first seconds after landing. A better compromise for many players is to keep automatic pickup on and remove only the items that repeatedly clutter the backpack.

• Pistols: Disable automatic pistol pickup if you consistently replace the sidearm immediately.
• Ammunition: Set separate limits for the calibers used by your preferred weapons.
• Attachments: Keep common upgrades enabled, then manually choose specialized scopes or muzzle devices.
• Healing items: Set a reasonable limit so one item type does not consume most capacity.
• Throwables: Balance grenades and smoke grenades according to squad role and backpack level.
• Level 3 equipment: Review whether the separate automatic pickup option is enabled in your current version.

TipsMake's guide to changing automatic ammunition limits covers the ammo controls in more detail. The weapon attachment guide can help you decide which automatic upgrades to retain.

When manual pickup is useful

• You use a fixed loadout and know exactly which ammunition and accessories it needs.
• Your backpack repeatedly fills with a caliber you plan to abandon.
• You want precise control while looting a defeated player's crate.
• You are practicing efficient inventory management rather than learning basic items.

When automatic pickup is safer

• You are new to the game and still learning item icons.
• You regularly land in contested areas where a few seconds decide the first fight.
• You play on a smaller screen and manual item selection is slow.
• You frequently change weapons during the early match.

If an item returns after you drop it, reduce that item's pickup limit or disable its category. Turning off all auto-loot is not required. Review the backpack after a few practice matches and adjust one category at a time; this makes it easier to identify which setting actually improves your route.

For broader inventory planning, see TipsMake's PUBG Mobile backpack guide.