Disable the automatic start of videos on Facebook

As you have surely noticed, Facebook developers often modify the functions of their social network with the intent of improving its user experience. It is certainly a commendable activity, but sometimes the changes made do not meet the public’s favor. In this regard, among the functions that have generated the greatest number of controversies since the beginning is the automatic start of the videos, which automatically starts all the videos present in the main Facebook screen, without having to press on the “Play” button.

How do you say? Are you also part of the circle of users who cannot bear the functionality in question and, therefore, would you like to understand if there is a way to disable it? I would say then that you have come to the right tutorial, at a time that could not have been better. With this guide of mine today, in fact, I want to explain to you just how to disable the automatic start of videos on Facebook.

Fortunately, this is a very simple operation to complete, so I would say not to get lost in chatter further and to take action immediately. I already anticipate that this is feasible both through the Facebook apps for mobile devices and through the Web version of the social network. That said, I wish you happy reading and wish you a very big good luck for everything.

Index

• Preliminary information
• Disable the automatic start of Facebook videos from smartphones and tablets
  • From Android
  • From iOS / iPadOS
• Disable automatic start of Facebook videos from computer

Preliminary information

Before getting to the heart of the tutorial, going to explain how to disable the automatic start of videos on Facebook, there is some preliminary information that it is my duty to provide you to allow you to have perfectly clear ideas on the matter.

First of all, keep in mind that, by default, the automatic playback of the videos takes place silently, therefore with the volume at zero, so at least on this front it should not create annoyances (unless the social settings have been previously changed network).

On smartphones and tablets, however, the automatic playback of videos can result in higher battery use (however, when the remaining power of the device used is low, the autoplay of the videos is automatically disabled) and an unwanted consumption of data traffic (scrolling over an autoplay video, however, less data is used than would be used by stopping to watch it for longer).

Taking into account what has just been stated, Facebook allows you to completely disable the automatic playback of movies, but also to decide to enable the function only when connected to the Wi-Fi network. By default, however, movies are played automatically over both Wi-Fi and data connections.

Once the autoplay is disabled, the only way to play a video on Facebook is to press the relevant Play button. It should also be noted that this only applies to videos uploaded directly to the platform and not also to those embedded from YouTube or other external sources.

Another thing I urge you to consider is that the video autoplay setting does not sync across all devices. This means that if you disable the automatic playback of videos on your smartphone, on your computer they will continue to start automatically and vice versa. If you want to completely disable autoplay, change the settings on all deivce from which you access Facebook.

Disable the automatic start of Facebook videos from smartphones and tablets

At this point, I would say that we are there: we can finally get to the heart of the guide and go and find out how to disable the automatic start of videos on Facebook. Let’s start by seeing how to proceed from smartphones and tablets, then from Android and from iOS / iPadOS. Find all the explanations you need right below.

From Android

If you have a smartphone or tablet Android and you want to disable automatic startup of the video on Facebook, See to it in the first place to take your device to unlock it, to access the home screen and/or the drawer and select the ‘ icon of’ Facebook app . If necessary, also log into your Facebook account, filling in the fields on the screen with the required data.

Now that you see the home section of the app, tap on the button with the three lines horizontally located at the top right, select the Settings and privacy item and then the Settings item from the menu that appears.

After completing the above steps, select the wording Multimedia contents and contacts that you find by scrolling down the new screen displayed, then touch the wording Autoplay and put a checkmark next to the option Never play videos automatically or next to Only with Wi-Fi connections, depending on your needs and preferences.

If you deem it appropriate, you can also prevent the videos present in the Facebook home from starting with audio. To do this, go to the visible screen immediately after selecting the Multimedia content item in the Facebook settings and turn OFF the lever next to the item Videos in the News section start with audio.

Done! Now, go back to the Facebook home and scroll through all the latest posts from your friends and the pages you follow. If everything went well, the videos will not start automatically and can only be played by pressing the Play button located above their preview image.

If you think about it, you can enable the automatic playback of videos on Facebook again, by going to the settings section of the app indicated above and, depending on what was previously set, selecting the option With mobile data and Wi-Fi connections or the Only with Wi-Fi connections. You can also activate the option again to start videos with audio, by moving the lever corresponding to the appropriate option to ON.

From iOS / iPadOS

Are you using an iOS / iPadOS device and, therefore, would you like to understand how to disable the automatic start of videos on Facebook in this case? I’ll settle you immediately. First, grab your iPhone or iPad, sbloccalo, go to the home screen and select the ‘ icon of’ Facebook app. If necessary, also log in to your account.

Now that you see the app screen with the Facebook home, tap on the More button located at the bottom right, then on the Settings and privacy item at the bottom and then on the words Settings.

In the new screen that is proposed to you at this point, select the wording Multimedia content that you find in the Preferences section, then locate the Automatic playback section and select the option Never play videos automatically or the Only on Wi-Fi option, in according to your needs and preferences.

If you want to prevent the videos that may be played automatically start with audio, also turn OFF the switch that you find next to the item Videos start with audio.

Once you have applied the desired settings, go back to the main Facebook screen and scroll the home until you get to a video: if everything went well, the movie will not start automatically, but will start only after pressing the Play button placed on its preview image.

If you think about it, you can enable the automatic playback of the movies again, by going to the Facebook settings section and, based on what you have set previously, selecting the On mobile data and Wi-Fi option or the Only on Wi-Fi option that you find under the Auto Play section. You can also enable the option to start videos with audio again, by turning the switch next to the appropriate wording to ON.

Disable automatic start of Facebook videos from computer

If, on the other hand, you want to disable the automatic start of videos on Facebook by acting from a computer, or rather from the Web version of the service, first of all start the browser that you usually use to surf the Net from your PC (eg. Chrome ) and connected to the home page of the social network, then log in to your account, if necessary.

Now that you see the Facebook home, click on the button with the arrow located at the top right, select the item Settings and privacy from the menu that appears and then that Settings.

In the new screen that you now see, click on the word Video in the left sidebar, locate the Automatic video playback item on the right and select the Disable option from its drop-down menu.

Mission accomplished! Now, try to go back to the Facebook homepage, scroll through the posts on it and get to a video. If everything went well, the video will be played only in the form of a photo, with the Play button in the center to start playback and it will not start automatically.

In case you have second thoughts, you can re-enable the function that allows you to automatically play on Facebook, by going to the social network settings and selecting the Activate option or the Default setting from the drop-down menu next to the item Automatic video playback.

 

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