If you use Google Chrome and want to turn off video autoplay - you can’t. There are a variety of desktop browsers out there - some of which let you turn off video autoplay and some of which don’t. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Desktop browsers You’ll see “Autoplay” near the top of the page, and you can easily choose to turn it off.Tap the icon next to the search bar, then hit “Settings.”.You’ll need to hit “save options” at the bottom of the screen to put the changes through.Under “Media,” look for and uncheck “Autoplay Reddit videos on the desktop comments page.”.Click “Preferences” next to your username in the top right of the window.Select the “Feed settings” tab at the top of the page, and toggle off the “Autoplay media” switch.Click your username in the upper-right corner and select “User settings” in the menu.However, it’s pretty easy to turn it off. Reddit, like most sites that host video, autoplays videos by default. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit For Android: toggle the “Data Saver” on and tap on “High Resolution Media.” If you then select “Never,” then media such as videos won’t load in advance.
Go to “Settings” > “Account” > “Cellular Data Use”.Go to your profile page and tap on the three lines in the upper right corner.Stopping autoplay on mobile devices is possible, but a little roundabout. Videos won’t autoplay with sound if you use Instagram on your browser. Instagram doesn’t allow for autoplay videos to be turned off, so you’ll have to tread carefully here. Navigate to “Data usage,” tap on “Video autoplay” and set it to “Never.”.Select “Settings and privacy” in the menu.Click the profile picture at the top of your phone screen.You can then switch off the autoplaying of videos on your feed. Select “Accessibility, display, and languages” > “Data usage”.Click on “More” in the left-hand menu, and then on “Settings and privacy.”.Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter Tap on “Autoplay” and set it to “Never Autoplay Videos.”.Scroll down until you find “Media and Contacts” and tap on it.Once you’re there, scroll down and tap “Settings & Privacy,” then “Settings.”.Click the menu button at the top right of your screen.
Finally, once you find “Autoplay,” you can turn off the feature.Scroll down until you find “Media and Contacts,” then tap “Videos and Photos.”.Once you’re there, tap “Settings & Privacy,” then “Settings.”.Click the menu button on the bottom of your screen.
Inside of that option is a toggle where you can turn off autoplaying videos.įacebook has similar options available for its iOS and Android apps: Using the iOS app
You’ve probably been caught off guard by videos that play automatically on Facebook, Twitter, or just across the internet in general.