How to stop auto play videos on Facebook Mobile app

By Sneha

| Published: Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 18:15 [IST]

Auto video play is one feature that all social media platform users are experiencing today, whether its on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other. Autoplaying videos are simplifying life for its viewers.

How to stop auto play videos on Facebook Mobile app

Auto-playing videos in one way is acting to be really helpful for its viewers. When active on a social media, we usually come across very many videos, posts, and other updates, but have no time to go back and click on all the links or view all the videos.

There are ways to stop the auto-play video option on your smartphone and desktop and watch the videos that interest you or the videos that you want to watch.

Disadvantage of Auto Play Video Option

When in an emergency, not everyone would want to see all the videos that appear on their news feed. It's likewise for the Facebook users as well.

It is often irritating for anyone in a hurry to be disturbed with some video that they are not quite interested in watching while scrolling down to check on recent updates.

This is how you can stop auto play video on your Facebook News Feed. Just follow these simple steps:

Stop Auto Play on Mobile App: Android

STEP 1: Open the official Facebook app on your phone.

STEP 2: There will appear four icons in the top of your Facebook app: News Feed, Friend Request, Notifications, avoid all three and click on the fourth icon, and you'll see a drop-down menu.

STEP 3: Scroll down to the end on the list, and tap on App Settings

STEP 4: Click on Video Auto-play option

STEP 5: There will appear three options for you to choose from On Mobile Data and Wi-Fi Connections, On Wi-Fi Connections Only, Never Auto-play Videos

STEP 6: Chose the most suitable option for yourself.

What to do if the App Setting Option doesn't appear

There have been instances, that the Video-Auto play setting option on your Android device. What should one do in that situation?

Just Log out of the Facebook app, and login again, the auto play option will surely appear now

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Stop Auto Play on Mobile App: iPhone

STEP 1: Open the official Facebook app on your phone.

STEP 2: There will appear four icons in the top of your Facebook app: News Feed, Friend Request, Notifications, avoid all three and click on the fourth icon, and you'll see a drop-down menu, similar to that of how Android users are required to do.

STEP 3: Tap on Settings option

STEP 4: Tap on Videos>Autoplay

STEP 5: There will appear three options for you to choose from On Mobile Data and Wi-Fi Connections, On Wi-Fi Connections Only, Never Auto-play Videos

STEP 6: Chose the most suitable option for yourself.

How to decide which option is most suitable for you

To guide the users on which option to choose from-On Mobile Data and Wi-Fi Connections, On Wi-Fi Connections Only, Never Auto-play Videos, to stop auto-playing videos.

#1: On Mobile Data and Wi-Fi Connections: In case the Facebook mobile app user chooses this option, please note that the videos appearing on the news feed will play only when you data pack is ON, or connected to Wi-Fi.

#2: On Wi-Fi Connections Only: If the user chooses this option, the videos in your news feed will work only when your mobile is connected to Wi-Fi.

#3: Never Auto-play Videos: Opting for this option will stop videos auto-playing completely, regardless of whether your smartphone is connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data.

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