Stop Facebook Autoplay
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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I like a hilarious family pet video as much as the next individual, but when my Twitter and facebook start overruning with video recipes, news clips, and ads that play instantly, it gets a little draining pipes. For me and my mobile phone data plan, Stop Facebook Autoplay.
But it ends up you can easily disable video auto-play, both on the apps and on your desktop (because disabling one does not impact the other, FYI).
Do not stress, you can still opt to play videos, like the clip of those red pandas romping in the snow, as lot of times as you choose (14 in my case, however who's counting?).
For desktop or laptop
1. Open Facebook, then go to the Settings icon in the top right corner of your browser. When a drop-down menu appears, click on Settings again.
2. From here, look for the Videos tab in the lefthand column.
3. Next, click the drop-down menu next to Auto-Play Videos. Pick Off.
For the Facebook app
1. Open the Facebook app and click the Settings icon in the bottom right corner.
2. Choose Settings again then Account Settings.
3. Click Videos and Images.
3. From here, click Autoplay then choose Never Autoplay Videos. You can also choose On Wi-Fi Connections Just if you're simply planning to save data however otherwise do not mind autoplay.
1. Open Twitter and click Profile and Settings, represented by a small thumbprint of your profile photo in the top right corner.
2. When the drop-down menu appears, click Settings.
3. Scroll down to Content and try to find Video Tweets. Ensure package for Video Autoplay is unchecked.
1. Open the Twitter app and click on the Me icon in the bottom right corner.
2. Click the Settings icon, represented by a gear. Choose Settings again.
3. Go to Information.
4. From this menu, click Video autoplay and pick Never play videos instantly. Like with Facebook, you can likewise select Usage wifi only if you're just looking to conserve information.
But it ends up you can easily disable video auto-play, both on the apps and on your desktop (because disabling one does not impact the other, FYI).
Do not stress, you can still opt to play videos, like the clip of those red pandas romping in the snow, as lot of times as you choose (14 in my case, however who's counting?).
Stop Facebook Autoplay
For desktop or laptop
1. Open Facebook, then go to the Settings icon in the top right corner of your browser. When a drop-down menu appears, click on Settings again.
2. From here, look for the Videos tab in the lefthand column.
3. Next, click the drop-down menu next to Auto-Play Videos. Pick Off.
For the Facebook app
1. Open the Facebook app and click the Settings icon in the bottom right corner.
2. Choose Settings again then Account Settings.
3. Click Videos and Images.
3. From here, click Autoplay then choose Never Autoplay Videos. You can also choose On Wi-Fi Connections Just if you're simply planning to save data however otherwise do not mind autoplay.
The best ways to disable video auto-play on Twitter for desktop or laptop.
1. Open Twitter and click Profile and Settings, represented by a small thumbprint of your profile photo in the top right corner.
2. When the drop-down menu appears, click Settings.
3. Scroll down to Content and try to find Video Tweets. Ensure package for Video Autoplay is unchecked.
The best ways to disable video auto-play for the Twitter app.
1. Open the Twitter app and click on the Me icon in the bottom right corner.
2. Click the Settings icon, represented by a gear. Choose Settings again.
3. Go to Information.
4. From this menu, click Video autoplay and pick Never play videos instantly. Like with Facebook, you can likewise select Usage wifi only if you're just looking to conserve information.
