How to Stop Autoplay Videos in App Store on iPhone and Mac

🗓️ February 23, 2024, By ✍️ Karly Wood

I found there are lots of videos and things under specific headings of applications and games like that that may play automatically like auto-play video features on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I think the brand’s goal is to Play App Preview Videos automatically in the App Store with mute sound. But my mind doesn’t want that to play.

You’re also exploring the tab to stop videos from playing automatically in iOS App Store. Then you’re on the right way to organize AutoPlay Videos in App Store.

A new tab for auto-play videos is allowed to handle automatically playing videos in the App store. So when you jump into the description of an application, the video will no longer start playing. Because due to that, gradually battery life decreases and uses additional bandwidth. Okay well, go down to get rid of auto-play videos annoying feature control.

Disable Autoplay Videos in App Store on iPhone and Mac

Follow the bottom steps to Disable Video Autoplay in the App Store running iOS 15 and later smartphones,

1. Open the Settings App looks like a gear icon on the home screen or you can also find the settings app using spotlight search.
2. Then next find and tap on App Store

Launch the settings app tap on app store on iPhone


3. now scroll the screen and tap on Video AutoPlay
4. on the screen, you can see three options;
ON, Wi-Fi Only, and Off
So from this all, Choose Off.

Select video autoplay check off on IPhone

Now, AutoPlay will temporarily turn off if you have a low battery or slow internet connection.

How to Disable or Turn Off Safari Auto-Playing Videos on iPhone and iPad

Note: This setting is only available in iOS 15 and later Version. Make sure your device running on the latest iOS 15 or newer.

1. Open the Settings App on your iPhone.
2. Tap Accessibility.

Open Settings Select Accessibility on iPhone

3. Scroll down the screen all the way tap Per-App Settings.
4. On this page, click Add App.
5. Find Safari – you can use the search bar or scroll to navigate Safari in the App list.

Click Per-App Settings tap app store select safari app on iPhone

6. Now click Safari App.
7. Again scroll down the screen on Safari and tap Auto-Play Video Previews.
8. Choose Off

Click safari app scroll the screen Auto-Play Video Previews check off on iPhone

That’s it.
You can use These same steps for any applications that automatically play auto video preview. For Example, social chat Apps, FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc.

How to Turn off/ Disable Cellular Data to Auto-Play Videos in App Store

1. Launch Settings App in iOS.
2. Scroll down to tap on App Store.

Launch the settings app tap on app store on iPhone

3. Next, Tap on Auto-Play Videos.
4. Select Wi-Fi Only.

(This means that App Store auto-play videos only play when your device is connected to a Wi-fi connection. Using cellular data to access the App Store may interrupt auto-play video.)

Click Video Autoplay check Wi-Fi only on iPhone

That’s it!

From now in iOS App Store, when you will find App or Game using Cellular Data then the Application and game will no longer start playing app preview videos automatically. You are only able to watch auto-play videos via Wi-Fi.

The advantage of these tactics, you can save bandwidth as well as iDevice battery life, too.

If you ever feel auto-play videos won’t play automatically in the iOS App Store, then you have to turn on AutoPlay Videos by the above-mentioned steps. Cheers!

Steps to Turn off Auto-Play Videos on the Mac App Store

1. Open the App Store on your Mac computer.

Command space app store on mac

2. Click on App Store on the top menu bar.
3. Go with the Settings.. option

Click app store select settings... on mac

4. So you will get a settings screen to turn off Video Autoplay. (Automatically play app preview videos with the sound off.)
5. Please uncheck the box next to Video Autoplay. You can see my Apple MacBook screen given below.

Ucheck Video Autoplay on mac

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Karly Wood
Karly Wood

Karly Wood is a journalist based in Ohio who specializes in covering Apple and technology trends. With a varied experience in reporting on public safety, government, and education, her insights bridge multiple disciplines, providing readers with a well-rounded perspective on today's technological advancements. If you need to contact me, you can reach me at karlywood.ohio@gmail.com or through (Facebook)

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