Internet is full of videos. Almost all social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and others, are loaded with video content. And most of these platforms have autoplay for videos meaning the videos start playing automatically as they appear on your feed. Plus, many websites auto-play videos with sound on their pages, which can be annoying at times. Thankfully, you can prevent videos from playing on their own through some simple steps. In this article, lets look at how to stop autoplay videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and sites on Google Chrome.
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How to Stop Autoplay Videos on Facebook
The autoplay feature on Facebook preloads videos to play them automatically as they appear on your feed. This not only consumes unnecessary data but can also be annoying for people who do not want videos to play on their own, especially with sound.
Anyways, you can quickly stop videos from auto-playing on Facebook by tweaking settings. The same holds true for other platforms and websites. Read on.
1. Facebook Web
- Open the Facebook website in your browser. Log in if not already.
- Click on the down-facing arrow at the top right.
- Click on Settings & Privacy and then Settings.
- Scroll down the sidebar and tap Videos.
- Change Auto-play videos to Off.
2. Facebook App for Android
- Open the Facebook app on your Android phone.
- Click the hamburger menu at the top right.
- Click on Settings & Privacy > Settings.
- Scroll down and click on Media.
- Under Autoplay, enable Never Autoplay Videos.
3. Facebook App for iOS
- Open the Facebook app on your iPhone.
- Tap on Menu at the bottom right.
- Scroll down and select Settings & Privacy.
- Again, tap Settings and then hit Media under Preferences.
- On the next screen, select Never Autoplay Videos.
Like Facebook, Twitter too auto plays the media every time it appears on your feed. However, you can disable it quickly, whether on the Twitter web or mobile apps, using the steps below.
- Open Twitter in your browser and log in with your account.
- Click on More in the sidebar menu and select Settings and privacy.report this ad
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