Both Facebook and Twitter have become two platforms that want to become the center for all our multimedia content, both images and videos. Both portals have long included a function to automatically play the videos that have been shared when we hover over them. Although this is a useful option to avoid wasting time before watching the video, it can become a problem if we are far from our WiFi network and we do not have a very high data rate. Or simply, for those users who don't want to bother when they are looking for specific content. We will tell you in just a few steps how disable automatic video playback in the Facebook and Twitter apps (both on Android and iOS).
By the way, we were able to test these options directly on Android The mechanics are somewhat different on the iPhone and iPad. To disable automatic video playback on Android, the first thing we have to do is access the app's settings menu. To do this, click on the three horizontal lines at the top right. Then, among the long list of options, look for the one that says “Application settings” next to a nut-shaped icon.Then we go to the feature of "Automatic playback of videos" and we can choose between having the function activated, deactivating it or having it only carried out when we are connected by Wifi.
To access this feature on iOS (iPhone and iPad), you have to go directly to the device settings within the same phone or tablet. Then, we search among the different apps for Facebook One of the features that we are shown is “Auto-Play”.Users can again choose to have the feature enabled, disabled, or enabled only when the device is connected via WiFi.
In the case of the Twitter app for Android, the first thing to do is press on the three dots placed in the vertical in the upper right corner.The third option is “Settings”. Here a new window will open with options such as adding the account, the version data or our user of Twitter. But what interests us is the first option of "General" Within these characteristics the one we have to mark is « Automatic video playback». Again, we have several options to choose from. By default, the option to use WiFi and mobile data will be checked. We can also opt for "Never play videos automatically" or for the option to use WiFi only.
Regarding the automatic playback of videos in the Twitter app on iOS, you have to go to the profile icon, then access the settings, look for the section «General» and choose the option we want between play the videos automatically with WiFi or mobile data, only through WiFi or never play videos automatically
