Depending on the circumstance, there are a few ways to keep your iPhone from automatically playing audio you don't want to hear.
- Add a silent track to your music library.
- Tell Siri to stop.
- Force quit the Music (or any other) app.
- Turn off CarPlay.
- Turn off CarPlay in iOS 12.
- Turn off Cellular Data.
To accomplish this, log into your Facebook account and go to your settings via the arrow in the top right corner. SettingsTip: This option is only available on computers, not in the mobile version. Within your settings, you'll find an option for Video on the left-hand side, towards the bottom.
In your browser, visit Facebook and go to the options drop down menu (usually top right, a small arrow) Choose "Settings" from the drop down menu. Choose "Videos" from the settings menu. Turn "Auto-play Videos" from "Default" (or "On") to "Off"
In Google Chrome:
- Go to Preferences > (Settings)
- Click on Advanced Settings at the bottom of the page.
- Go to Privacy > Content Settings.
- Go to Plugins > Manage Exceptions.
- Create a New Exception: [*.] cnn.com.
- Make the behavior = “Block”
- Click “Done” twice to close the windows, then close the tab and relaunch Chrome.
When you open your queue and see your Playing Next list, you'll notice the Autoplay icon (infinity loop). Tap it to enable this mode. You'll know that Autoplay mode is on when the background of the icon is highlighted.
Tap the autoplay option that appears. You can either choose to enable videos while you're on cellular and Wi-Fi, on Wi-Fi only, or to disable them entirely.
To allow auto-playing on other sites, you need to head to that site,then click click Safari > Settings for This Website in the menu bar. This will bring up a window that allows you to toggle site-specific preferences, including autoplaying videos.
When Auto-Play Message Effects is on, bubble effects and full-screen effects play automatically. You can turn this feature off and manually play the effect. Just tap under the message.
Disable autoplaying for videos in Instagram
- Launch Instagram and navigate to your profile page.
- From there, tap on the Settings gear (iOS) or the three dots (Android) in the top-right corner.
- Scroll down to the Preferences section, find the "Auto-Play Videos" option, and uncheck the box.
To turn off autocorrect:
- Open Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap General.
- Tap Keyboard.
- Toggle the option for “Auto-Correction” so that it's off.
Click the menu button on the bottom of your screen. Once you're there, tap “Settings & Privacy,” then “Settings.” Scroll down until you find “Media and Contacts,” then tap “Videos and Photos.” Finally, once you find “Autoplay,” you can turn off the feature.
The Facebook Restricted mode is a feature where a user can restrict a person on their friends' list to view their contents on this social media.
Blocking WordsFrom your News Feed, click Pages in the left menu. Go to your Page and click Settings at the top. From General, click Page Moderation. Type the words you want to block, separated by commas.
Click Edit Page (on the left side of the screen) and scroll down to Tabs. Click the Settings button to the right of the tab and make your changes. A pop-up window appears. Add or remove the tab by selecting the appropriate option.
How can I tell if a friend has restricted me from seeing their posts? The only way you can tell for sure is to ask someone else if they can see any posts from that person. If they can see posts that you can't, then you'll know that person has blocked you from seeing their posts.
How can you enable or disable autoplay?
- Tap your profile picture icon in the top-right corner to access the in-app settings.
- Tap “Settings” to configure the in-app settings.
- Tap “Autoplay”, it will be the second item in the settings list.
- Toggle the setting on or off as preferred.
The process is slightly different on mobile, but works whether you have an Android or iPhone:
- Open the YouTube app.
- Tap to play a video.
- Next to the "Up Next" section, below the player, toggle the autoplay switch back on. It'll turn blue when it's on.
videos automatically play
Tap Autoplay from the Android settings. Or on iOS, tap Videos and Photos. Then select Never Autoplay Videos.
Android makes disabling autoplay videos simple. First, launch Chrome on your phone or tablet and go to Settings > Site Settings. Next, scroll down the menu and tap on Media and then Autoplay and toggle the switch off.
Autoplay has been added to the video player on YouTube. All you have to do is click on the new icon -- which displays "autoplay is on/off" when you hover over it. The change improves the visibility of the autoplay toggle on YouTube, and it may lead to more users disabling next video autoplay functionality on the site.
