{"id":40770,"date":"2022-07-30T15:38:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40770"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:38:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:38:22","slug":"how-to-turn-off-autoplay-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-off-autoplay-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Off Autoplay on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9b84b3c0d5\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9b84b3c0d5\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f9b84b3c0d5\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-off-autoplay-on-facebook\/#How_to_Turn_Off_Autoplay_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Turn Off Autoplay on Facebook\">How to Turn Off Autoplay on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-off-autoplay-on-facebook\/#YouTube\" title=\"YouTube\">YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-off-autoplay-on-facebook\/#Instagram\" title=\"Instagram\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-off-autoplay-on-facebook\/#Twitter\" title=\"Twitter\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-off-autoplay-on-facebook\/#Facebook\" title=\"Facebook\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Turn_Off_Autoplay_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Turn Off Autoplay on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to turn off autoplay on facebook\" style=\"max-width:43% max-height:252px; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kxr2gxK.png\" align=\"left\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been using the desktop version of Facebook to watch videos, you may be wondering how to turn off autoplay. First of all, you need to sign in to your browser. Next, find the arrow icon at the top right of your screen. Click on this icon to bring up the Settings menu. On the General settings page, go to the Videos interface. Scroll down until you see a button that says &#8220;Skip autoplay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube\"><\/span>YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered how to turn off autoplay on Facebook, you&#8217;re not alone. Most Facebook users have come across this feature when scrolling through their feed. Videos start playing automatically and they&#8217;re not muted, which can lead to embarrassing situations or just plain annoying. Thankfully, there&#8217;s an easy way to disable autoplay. First, log into your Facebook account. From here, tap the menu button at the bottom of the screen. Scroll up until you see &#8220;Autoplay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Facebook has made it extremely easy to turn off autoplay on the desktop version of the site. To do so, sign in to the site using the same browser that you use for your Facebook account. Navigate to the settings icon at the top-right corner of your screen. Select General. Next, click on &#8220;Videos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instagram\"><\/span>Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not fond of videos on your Facebook profile, you can disable autoplay on your profile. To do this, open the Menu tab at the bottom of your screen. Go to the &#8220;Autoplay&#8221; section and click &#8220;Stop playing videos.&#8221; You can also click the &#8220;Don&#8217;t repeat&#8221; link in the lower-right corner of the screen. You&#8217;ll see a box with a circle at the bottom. Click it.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re concerned about your mobile data usage, you can turn off autoplay on Instagram by switching off &#8220;Data Saver.&#8221; This feature allows you to choose whether or not videos automatically start playing when you scroll through the feed. If you&#8217;re using an Android device, you can tap Settings, Cellular Data Use, and Autoplay. Here, you&#8217;ll find a button that says &#8220;Stop autoplay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter\"><\/span>Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several ways exist to turn off Facebook video autoplay. Users can turn off this feature if they&#8217;re using Wi-Fi. However, users can also disable the feature on the desktop version of the website. The first step is to sign into your Facebook account. Once you&#8217;ve signed in, open the Facebook app. Then, click on the hamburger menu icon at the top-right corner of the page. Next, scroll down to the Videos interface.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, visit your profile page. Click on the hamburger menu in the top-right corner. On the left-hand side, click &#8220;Autoplay.&#8221; To disable this feature on iOS, tap the &#8220;Menu&#8221; button. For Android users, tap &#8220;Account&#8221; and then &#8220;Cellular Data Use.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook\"><\/span>Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a number of ways to turn off autoplay on Facebook. While this default feature may seem convenient for video content, some users complain that it takes up too much space and distracts from other desktop content. To turn off autoplay on Facebook, follow the instructions below. First, sign in to your Facebook account on your web browser. Then, click the arrow icon at the top-right of the screen. 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