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How to Stop Autoplay Videos on Facebook
The autoplay feature on Facebook preloads videos to play them automatically as they appear on your feed. This not only consumes unnecessary data but can also be annoying for people who do not want videos to play on their own, especially with sound. Anyways, you can quickly stop videos from auto-playing on Facebook by tweaking settings. The same holds true for other platforms and websites. Read on.
1. Facebook Web
2. Facebook App for Android
3. Facebook App for iOS
How to Stop Autoplay Videos on Twitter
Like Facebook, Twitter too auto plays the media every time it appears on your feed. However, you can disable it quickly, whether on the Twitter web or mobile apps, using the steps below.
1. Twitter Web
2. Twitter App for Android
3. Twitter App for iOS
How to Stop Autoplay Videos on Instagram
Unfortunately, Instagram does not allow users to disable autoplay for videos. Any reels, IGTV, or post videos in your feed will play automatically by default which sounds fair as Instagram is all about photos and videos. That said, what you can do instead is stop videos from preloading in the background. This will help reduce data usage while using Instagram, especially if you’re on mobile data. Videos may take more time to play, though.
1. Instagram App for Android
2. Instagram App for iOS
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How to Stop Autoplay Videos While Scrolling Feed
The YouTube autoplay feature automatically plays another related video after a video ends. It can be disabled by turning off the toggle for AutoPlay on the web or mobile app. However, there’s another autoplay feature that works while you’re scrolling down your feed. YouTube automatically plays previews of the videos in your home and subscription feeds to helps users get an idea of the content. However, not everyone may like it. To stop it, you can disable the Playback in feeds feature, as shown below.
1. YouTube App for Android
2. YouTube App for iOS
Here’s more on how to stop YouTube videos from auto-playing while scrolling.
How to Stop Autoplay Videos on Sites in Google Chrome
Many websites automatically play the embedded videos on their page with sound. This can be irritating, especially if the video is hidden at some corner of the page. Unfortunately, Chrome does not offer a dedicated option to stop autoplay videos on sites. You can either prevent sites from playing sound- the videos will still play but on mute, or use third-party extensions to disable autoplay.
1. Chrome for Desktop
Mute Videos on All Sites
Disable AutoPlay Using Extensions
2. Chrome for Android
Earlier, Chrome for Android had the option to stop autoplay videos on sites in Settings > Site Settings > Media > Autoplay. However, the option doesn’t seem to be available anymore. Instead, you can mute the sounds for videos:
Wrapping Up- Disable AutoPlay Videos in Apps & Browser
This was all about how you can stop autoplay videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and sites on Google Chrome. I hope this helps you avoid annoying videos and unwanted data usage while surfing these social media apps or websites in your browser. Do let me know if you have any questions regarding the same in the comments below. Stay tuned for more such updates.
