We’ve all faced such situations, and thankfully, you can prevent websites from auto-playing videos now. Read on to find out how to stop videos from auto-playing on your smartphone or PC.
How can auto-play videos affect your device?
When you are on the internet, your device can be harmed in many ways if the device is not secured properly. These autoplay videos consume your cellular data without knowing you even before you scroll to watch that video.
How to stop video autoplay in Chrome browser
To stop videos to play automatically on Chrome browser, you can download and install an extension which controls the flash content on different websites individually.
How to stop video autoplay in Firefox browser
You can also stop videos from auto-playing in the Firefox browser using the FlashStopper addon which disables the Flash support for all websites. The access can be given from the addon menu at the top right corner. You can change the settings in the addon’s setting menu if you want to give permission for some time as default.
How to disable video autoplay in Facebook app
Facebook app on smartphones keeps the video autoplay feature enabled by default which keeps consuming your data regardless of whether you are playing the video or not. It not only consumes that data but also fills up the smartphone’s storage with lots of cache and temporary files.
