How to turn off Auto-play videos on Facebook
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Video Auto-play on Facebook can get really awkward for various of reasons, especially when the video content is inappropriate to the environment we're currently in or we're not connected to Wi-Fi so it "eats up" our mobile data. In this Daisy's how to learn how to turn this off in a few easy steps. We are going to show the steps for a mobile Facebook app, but we are sure you can use this for a desktop version as well.

Follow the steps below to disable Auto-play videos on Facebook.
Confirm desired preferences
You can choose between a few options on this screen.
If you want to turn off Facebook Video Auto-play, tap on it as shown in the image, and choose Never Auto-play Videos.
You can also choose between Auto-play only while on mobile data and Wi-Fi connection or on Wi-Fi connection only. Also, the app says it turns auto-play off if your battery is low.
So that’s that, now you won’t have those “loud video auto-play awkward situations” anymore, and a play button will be shown on the video clip.
If you have any questions, you can always ask Daisy for help