Facebook Autoplay

Discuss a bother. Facebook Autoplay, You hop onto Facebook to catch up on your newsfeed, and unexpectedly, there's a video playing, without you tapping a thing. Maybe your bandwidth is metered and you do not want Facebook videos to consume into your monthly allowance. Or possibly you were slipping a look on Facebook during a meeting, and now all eyes are on you because you didn't have your sound muted. So much for being discreet.

 

Facebook Autoplay

Luckily, although Facebook does not make it apparent, there are ways to disable the auto-play feature, for both Web and mobile gain access to. Ready to go back to video when you require it? Take these actions to recover control over your Facebook feed.

Desktop (by means of Web internet browser).

1. Go to your Facebook page and find the triangle at the upper right notices bar. Tap the triangle, and select Settings.

2. Look along the left navigation pane for the Videos alternative. Note how the right of the pane has an alternative for Auto-Play Videos.

3. Tap on the down arrow to expose the options menu. Select whether you desire Auto-Play on or off. Keep in mind there is no choice here for the Web-based desktop view to only Auto-Play on Wi-Fi connections; this alternative does exist on many of the mobile versions of Facebook.

Mobile.

Particular steps differ among the many Facebook app variations across various mobile devices. Ultimately, despite the version you're using, we recommend you enter into the settings menu and look there for a method to disable video Auto-Play.

That's how you'll do it on Android and iPhone, though for iPhone, the Auto-Play setting you're searching for is buried within the phone's settings, and is not accessible via the app itself-- as is common for iOS apps.

1. Enter your Facebook app on Android and tap the three horizontal lines at far best to go into the settings menu. Scroll down till you see App Settings. On Samsung phones that still have a devoted menu button to the left of the house button (as on the Galaxy Note 3), you can tap on that menu button, and and it will contact a menu at the bottom of the page with its own Settings option. Both App Settings and Settings cause.

2. Facebook General Settings page. Here, in the middle of the screen, sits the Video Auto-play alternative.

3. Tap on the alternative to reveal your choices: On Wi-Fi just (an option that keeps Auto-play made it possible for, but only when you're connected through a Wi-Fi network, consequently conserving precious megabytes from your mobile information plan), and Off.

Such a brief article from the US about the Facebook Autoplay may be useful.

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