How to Turn off Video Autoplay on Facebook iPhone, Pc in 2024

Know here how to turn off Autoplay Facebook video on iPhone? Popular social media network Facebook has introduced an Auto-paly video feature. We don’t know what Facebook wants to change in its platform. However, the auto-play feature is still annoying for users, likely iPhone and Android, because auto-play Facebook videos plays automatically as you scroll.

So definitely, videos use more data than other content/ stories on Facebook. Furthermore, you can also keep turning on Auto-play Facebook videos only with a Wi-Fi connection. Luckily, the iPhone Facebook is a more customized means if you don’t like the Auto-play feature. Then, you can turn off the Autoplay Facebook video option. To do so, you should carefully follow the steps listed below (turn off Autoplay Facebook video on iPhone). I hope this way will be very helpful for you, your soul mate, and your close friends.

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Mastering the Art of Disabling Video Autoplay on Facebook

Step 1: Launch the Facebook app on your iPhone > Tap on the Profile Menu at the Bottom of the Right Corner.

Open Facebook App Tap on Profile Menu on iPhone

Step 2: Swipe Down to Tap on Settings & Privacy > Select Settings.

Tap on Settings & Privacy Select Settings on iPhone

Step 3: Tap on Media > Now Tap on Auto-Play under the Video Settings > Choose Never Autoplay Videos (Facebook offers a feature that says if your battery is low, we turn autoplay off.)

Tap on Media Choose Never AutoPlay Videos on iPhone

Steps to turn off autoplay video on Facebook on Web Desktop

Do you want to disable auto-play videos on your Facebook while you scroll the page on your Mac computer or Windows PC? Let’s apply the step below to turn it off.

  1. Open Facebook on any web browser on your Mac or PC.
  2. Click on the Profile Menu in the upper-right corner.
  3. Select Settings & privacy in a pop-up menu.
Open Facebook click profile icon then settings & privacy on mac
  1. Select Settings.
Select Settings on Mac
  1. Next, scroll to the left side panel to click on Media Option.
Select media in facebook.com on mac
  1. Now click on the Default or ON button next to Auto-Play Videos under the Video Settings.

    (Note – These settings only apply when you use the Facebook website. If you have the Facebook app installed on your PC, please don’t refer to these steps).
Click on Autopay videos to default in facebook.com on mac
  1. Click the Off radio button to completely turn off Autoplay videos on Facebook on the browser to save as much data as possible.
Click to Autopay videos choose off option in facebook.com on mac
  1. You can see my MacBook screen; the autoplay video on Facebook is turned off. On the left-lower side, I got a Changes saved alert.
Change for Autopay videos in off in facebook.com on mac

That’s it.

We are ardor; you can feel free after turning off autoplay Facebook videos on your iPhone or iPad. So, from now on, your iPhone’s internet data will also be saved. Auto-Play Facebook videos option is also included in the desktop version.

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Karly Wood

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