How to Disable Auto-play Facebook Videos on Phone and Computer

Auto-playing videos tailored to personal preferences is a neat feature of Facebook. However, in some cases, this Facebook feature may bring some drawbacks, consume device storage, expose you to unwanted violent content, or unintentionally create noise, affecting those around you.

Guide to Turn Off Auto-play Videos on Facebook on Computer, Phone

If you're using Facebook and find the feature annoying, you can refer to how to disable auto-play videos on Facebook in the article below by Mytour.

1. How to disable auto-play Facebook videos on phone

To disable the auto-play Facebook video feature on iOS, Android phones, follow these steps:

Step 1: Launch the Facebook app on your phone and log in to your account. If you're using an outdated version of Facebook or have previously uninstalled it, you can download the latest version from the link below.
- Download Facebook for Android
- Download Facebook for iPhone

Step 2: On the Facebook main screen, tap on the three horizontal lines at the top right corner of the screen.
Step 3: Then, scroll down, tap on 'Settings & Privacy', and then select 'Settings'

Step 4: On the 'Settings & Privacy' screen, tap on 'Media and Contacts'

Step 5: By default, the auto-play video feature on Facebook is set to play automatically when using mobile data and Wi-Fi. To disable auto-play video on Facebook, tap on 'Never Autoplay Videos' to replace it

At this point, you can return to the main Facebook screen, comfortably browse through posts without being bothered by auto-play videos on Facebook.

2. How to disable auto-play videos on Facebook on your computer.

Similar to phones, you can easily change the auto-play video settings on Facebook from any web browser on any computer. Here are the steps you need to follow:

Step 1: Access your personal Facebook from the web browser on your Windows or Macbook computer.
Step 2: On the Facebook interface on your computer, click on the downward arrow at the top right corner and then select 'Settings & Privacy'

Step 3: Next, select 'Settings'

Step 4: In the settings interface, click on 'video' at the bottom left corner of the screen. In the auto-play video settings section, select 'off' instead of leaving it on default settings.

Here are the details of various methods to disable auto-play Facebook videos on computers, Android phones, and iOS devices that you can use to mute sound in Facebook videos when in the office or public areas. If you've followed the instructions above to mute auto-play video sound on Facebook but the videos still autoplay, you can try logging out and logging back in, or restarting your device, uninstalling the Facebook app and reinstalling it using the latest Facebook download link above.

While browsing Facebook, if you come across a video with content you like and want to download it to your device, you can refer to our article on how to download Facebook videos to computers or phones for instructions on how to do so.