We have the solution to the problem of “How to turn off auto-play on Facebook.” It is frustrating when we are looking for information on Facebook and a video that we don’t want to watch starts playing.
We’ll walk you through the process of disabling Facebook’s auto-play videos in this article. Facebook users become irate when data intended for other purposes is wasted on videos that the app autoplay.
DISABLE AUTO-PLAY ON FACEBOOK.
For Android users
Step 1: Open the Facebook app, log in, and select “App settings” by clicking the three dashes on the left sidebar.
- Scroll down and select the “Auto-play videos on WiFi only” option by checking the box.
NOTE: When you perform this action, your Facebook app will only start playing videos when you have a WiFi connection to the internet. The videos won’t play if you browse the internet with your standard data plan, according to this.
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For IOS users
Step 1: Click the “more” button in your app’s upper right corner.
- Scroll down, then select Settings > Videos & Photos.
ON A DESKTOP
Step 1: Log into Facebook and select the drop-down menu in the top right of the screen.
Step 2: Choose Videos under Settings.
- To stop the video from automatically playing, click on the button.