Facebook stop autoplay next video
Have you seen videos playing automatically on your Facebook & Instagram feeds?
Show Many people find this annoying -- and that's understandable. Facebook did this so you would watch more videos on their sites. And yes, as a business owner, you should definitely be posting more videos on Facebook & Instagram! On Facebook, the sound on auto-play videos is muted until you click the video. Autoplay on Instagram includes audio & video, which can be embarrassing when you're sitting in a meeting or on the toilet. Oops! Yeah... it's time to stop the madness! Sorry... couldn't resist. :) Anyway, would you like to shut off these pesky auto-play videos?! Here's how: Yes, Facebook Videos Autoplay... But It's SO Easy to Turn OffIt's really easy to stop videos from playing automatically on Facebook. Here's how I did it from my desktop: >> << Click the dropdown arrow on the far right & choose "Settings": Choose "Videos" from the left sidebar: The next screen lets you choose to turn auto-play videos off or on: It's that simple! Shut off Auto-Play Videos on Your Mobile DeviceIt's probably most annoying on your smartphone when Facebook videos autoplay. These videos will quickly consume all your data if you're not careful. Here's how I shut down auto-play videos on my Android device: >> << Start by tapping the "Settings" icon on the right side (the 3 stacked bars, aka the hamburger). Then choose "App Settings": Next choose the "Video Auto-Play" link: You'll then see this pop-up: Here's where you turn auto-play videos off & on. You can also have them play only on wi-fi, which helps preserve your data plan. Auto-Play Videos on InstagramOk, so you know how to turn off auto-play on Facebook -- but can you do it on Instagram? Actually, you can't. :( But you CAN make the videos a bit less obnoxious. And here's how: >> << Tap the Settings icon on the right side -- the 3 dots: Choose "Videos": The next screen will show you a few options: Here you can turn off the sound on auto-play vids. Remember -- sound is activated by default. If you turn it off, you can always turn it back on down the road. You can also have videos play automatically only on wi-fi (to save data on your plan). But there's no way to completely shut off auto-play videos on Instagram, which is odd. Will You Adjust Auto-Play Videos on Facebook & Instagram?So now that you know how to do it, will you adjust the auto-play settings on your Instagram & Facebook news feed? Personally, I let the videos play -- but I shut off the sound on Instagram. ;) How about you? |