How to Turn off Autoplay on Facebook – You’re scrolling through Facebook in a waiting room, at the library, or at work when someone’s video post starts to play rather loudly. This could be highly embarrassing and possibly even troublesome. Learn how to turn off autoplay on Facebook so this never happens again.
N|B: When you disable Facebook video autoplay, you can still watch any videos you choose by selecting the Play icon on the screen. You can turn off autoplay on a computer or mobile device.
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How to Stop Videos From Automatically Playing on Facebook
Change your video autoplay settings on Facebook from a browser on any computer.
N|B: Turning off Facebook Autoplay in a web browser will not affect the settings in the Facebook mobile app.
1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. Select the down arrow in the upper-right corner, then select Settings.
3. Select Videos at the bottom of the left pane.
4. Select the drop-down menu to the right of Auto-Play Videos, then select Off.
How to Turn off Autoplay on the Facebook App for Android
If you want to disable Facebook video autoplay on your Android device, you must do so from within the app. (See images below for iPhone; the process is fairly identical on all smartphones)
N|B: If your battery is low, autoplay is automatically turned off in the app.
1. Open the Facebook app on your Android device.
2. Tap the hamburger menu (☰) in the upper-right corner of the screen.
3. Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy.
4. Tap Settings.
5. Scroll down and tap Media and Contacts.
6. Tap Autoplay.
7. Tap Never Autoplay Videos.
N|B: You can also choose On Wi-Fi Connections Only if you only want videos to autoplay when you are connected to a wireless network.
8. Exit the settings.
How to Turn off Autoplay on the Facebook App for iPhone
If you want to disable Facebook video autoplay on your you must do so from within the app.
1. Open the Facebook app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the hamburger menu (☰) in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
3. Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy.
4. Tap Settings.
5. Scroll down to Media and Contacts and tap Videos and Photos.
N|B: If you don’t see Videos and Photos in your iPhone’s Facebook app settings, try updating the app.
6. Tap Autoplay.
7. Tap Never Autoplay Videos.
N|B: You can also choose On Wi-Fi Connections Only if you only want videos to autoplay when you are connected to a wireless network.
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8. Exit the app settings.
How to Turn off Autoplay on the Facebook Lite App
If you’re using Facebook Lite, you can change the settings so videos don’t autoplay when you’re using mobile data.
1. Open the Facebook Lite app.
2. Tap the hamburger menu (☰) in the upper-right corner of the screen.
3. Scroll down and tap Settings.
4. Scroll down to Media and Contacts and tap Autoplay Video.
5. Tap Autoplay Videos on Wi-Fi. Now, videos will only autoplay when you’re connected to a wireless network.
