How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

Keep in mind the days when Facebook videos just played when you clicked them? If you wish to go back to that far finer age, all you have to do is toggle a couple of tucked-away settings to stop the auto-play insanity.

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook.

Auto-playing videos are irritating at best (perhaps you didn't desire that video to begin playing in front of everybody in sight of your screen) and data-wasting at worst (possibly you didn't wish to burn up that information on a video you didn't even actually want to enjoy)-- so we absolutely comprehend if you want to put an end to it. Let's begin with Facebook's mobile apps then move onto the desktop for overall protection.

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

The best ways to Disable Auto-Play on Mobile Gadgets

To disable auto-playing video on Facebook's mobile applications, we have to head over to the settings menu. We're utilizing iOS for this tutorial. However, the choice is the same on both iOS and Android. Select the menu icon to access your settings. How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook.

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

Select "Settings" in the resulting menu.

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

Select "Account Settings" in the appearing menu.

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

Select "Videos and Images" from the Account Settings menu.

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

Within the "Videos and Images" menu choose "Autoplay."

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

There you can toggle the settings in between always playing no matter the network, just auto-playing on Wi-Fi, and never. Select "Never Autoplay Videos."

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook
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Ways to Disable Auto-Play on the Desktop.

No have to stop our war there-- let's invest an additional couple of seconds to do away with it on the desktop too. How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook, Log into your Facebook account and click the menu arrow in the upper right corner. Select "Settings."

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

Within the settings menu, choose "Videos" from the bottom of the left-hand navigation pane.

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

Within the "Video Settings" menu, pick the fall box next to "Auto-Play Videos" and toggle it to "Off."

How to Turn Off Videos in Facebook

With that fast modification, auto-playing videos are now a distant memory.