• About
    • About German Pearls
    • Reviews and Testimonials
    • Legal Stuff
    • Blogging Resources
  • Contact
  • Services
    • Website Design
    • Website Maintenance
      • HTTP to HTTPS Migration
    • Microsoft Access Support
  • Tech Tips
  • Gadgets
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

German Pearls

Tech Tips for Non-Tech Types

  • iPhoneiphone, ipad, ios
  • Appsios, android, windows
  • Windows & Officemicrosoft products
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Powerpoint
    • Windows 8 and 8.1
    • Windows 10
  • Misc Tech Tipsgoogle, internet, etc
    • Google
  • Practical Usesget stuff done!
  • Tech Gadgetsreviews and recommendations
You are here: Home / Misc Tech Tips / Stop Facebook Videos from Automatically Playing (or Turn off Sound)

Stop Facebook Videos from Automatically Playing (or Turn off Sound)


There are a few reasons you may want to stop Facebook videos from automatically playing while you’re scrolling through your Facebook feed. You may want to cut down on data usage, stop distractions or just turn the Facebook video sound off. Regardless of the reason, you can control the videos in your Facebook feed and whether they play automatically or whether the sound comes on automatically.

Turn off Facebook Video Sound or Stop Facebook Videos from Autoplaying
Note: This post may contain affiliate links.

How to Stop Facebook Videos from Automatically Playing (iPhone App)

When you’re scrolling through your Facebook feed you may have noticed that videos start playing automatically.  This video autoplay feature can be distracting but it can also be costly! When the videos start playing they are streaming. In other words, they’re downloading. And, if you’re not on WiFi, they’re downloading over your cellular connection and using your data! (Check out this handy data usage monitor.)

To control how Facebook videos act in your Facebook feed:

  1. Open the Facebook app
  2. Click the three lines in the bottom right of the screen to access the menu
  3. Scroll down and click settings
  4. Click account settings
  5. Click videos and photos
  6. Under video settings, where it says autoplay, select never autoplay videos

Note: If you like the videos playing automatically but don’t want to use your cell data to download videos as you scroll through Facebook then select “on Wi-Fi connections only”. With this selection you can have the benefit of seeing the videos play when you’re on WiFi but they won’t play when you don’t have WiFi so they won’t cost you any data.

How to Stop Facebook Videos from Automatically Playing (Computer)

If you want to stop Facebook videos from automatically playing when you’re scrolling through your Facebook feed on your computer:

  1. Go to Facebook
  2. In the upper right corner of your screen click the triangle to access the menu
  3. Click settings
  4. When the settings menu opens, click videos on the left side of the screen
  5. On the right side of the screen where it says auto-play videos click to open a drop down menu and select off

How to Turn off Sound from Facebook Videos (iPhone App)

If you want to turn off the sound for Facebook videos follow these steps in the iPhone app:

  1. Open the Facebook app
  2. Click the three lines in the bottom right of the screen to access the menu
  3. Scroll down and click settings
  4. Click account settings
  5. Click sounds
  6. Tap the toggle switch next to “videos in news feed start with sound” so it goes to the off position (gray)

Now you can hopefully enjoy scrolling through your Facebook news feed without getting distracted (well maybe just getting less distracted)!

Pin217
Share4
Tweet4
225 Shares
«
»

June 12, 2017

Related

Amy @ German Pearls Hi, I'm Amy, an Engineer and tech-geek who loves helping others with tech problems. With German Pearls I hope to be able to help more people enjoy the benefits of the latest and greatest computers and gadgets. Thanks for stopping by!
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Like Us on Facebook

German Pearls - Tech Tips

Subscribe for Tech Tips and News

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required

Web Design

GP Small Business Web Design in Saratoga Springs, NY

Popular Posts

Norton Core Review: The Router of the Future is Here
How to Lower your Monthly Spectrum Cable Bill
How Do I Open a Winmail DAT File?
Stop Facebook Videos from Automatically Playing (or Turn off Sound)
How to See an iPhone Message Timestamp
Learn How to Organize Bookmarks in Chrome

Also Featured On

lifehack mode media German Pearls was featured on the Money Saving Mom retired by 40

TECH SERVICES

German Pearls Tech Services | Website Design | Website Maintenance | Excel Spreadsheet Development | Tech Support Services near Saratoga Springs, NY

Recent Posts

  • Norton Core Review: The Router of the Future is Here
  • How to Lower your Monthly Spectrum Cable Bill
  • How Do I Open a Winmail DAT File?
  • Stop Facebook Videos from Automatically Playing (or Turn off Sound)
  • How to See an iPhone Message Timestamp

Services

  • Microsoft Access Support
  • Microsoft Excel Support
  • Website Design
  • Website Maintenance & Support

Reviews

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
(based on 4 reviews)

Browse Articles

  • iPhone and iPad
  • Microsoft Windows and Office
    • Windows 10
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Apps
  • Misc Tech Tips
  • Tech Gadgets and Products
  • Practical Uses

Like us on Facebook

German Pearls - Tech Tips

Search

Copyright © 2023 · Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Flourish Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in