Twitter is the biggest microblogging platform, with over three hundred million users worldwide.
You can post a video or GIF as a tweet and be sure to get engagement as people watch the video.
However, if you’re on the receiving end, you must have noticed these videos and GIFs playing automatically on your device. This is the default setting for Twitter that you can easily change.
If you want to turn off the autoplay feature for Twitter on the mobile app, go to the settings and navigate to “Data usage”. Next, tap on the “Video autoplay” tab and select “Never” in the menu that shows. It’s a similar process to follow if you’re accessing Twitter from your desktop browser.
In this article, we’ll go over how you can turn off Autoplay on Twitter on your mobile app or the web browser.
Why Should You Turn Off Autoplay on Twitter?
Twitter wants its users to have a seamless and enjoyable experience at all times, and it’s why it automatically plays its videos and GIFs.
While this can be convenient sometimes, it could become a problem when using a metered data plan. Also, not all videos on the timeline you’ll want to see or want to play when you’re around people.
The feature was introduced in 2015 by Twitter to help increase engagement and give a better-streamlined experience.
How To Turn Off Autoplay on Mobile App
Twitter users mostly use the app more than they do the desktop site. This is because it allows them to tweet and consume content on the go.
But if you find the autoplay feature inconvenient for you, there are a few steps involved in turning it off.
They’re listed below:
- Launch your Twitter app and sign into your account.
- Swipe right to open the side menu and click on “Settings and Privacy”.
- Click on “Accessibility, display, and languages”.
- Click on “Data Usage”.
- Tap on “Video autoplay” and click on “Never”.
The option automatically saves, and videos won’t play automatically when scrolling your timeline on the mobile app.
How To Turn Off Autoplay on Desktop Browser
If you’re using Twitter from your desktop browser, you can also turn off the video autoplay easily.
These are the steps involved in turning off autoplay for desktop Twitter:
- Launch your web browser and visit the official site.
- Sign in and click on the “More” icon on the left sidebar.
- Under “Settings and support”, click “Settings and privacy”.
- Click on “Accessibility, display, and languages”.
- Tap on “Data Usage” and click on “Autoplay”, then select “Never”.
The option saves automatically, and you can proceed to your homepage on the web Twitter.
How To Turn Off Autoplay on Mobile Browser
If you’re accessing Twitter from your mobile browser instead of the app or desktop browser, you can also turn off autoplay in simple steps.
Below are the steps involved:
- Sign into your account when you’re on the official website.
- Swipe right or tap on your profile icon to open the left sidebar menu.
- Under “Settings and support”, select “Settings and privacy”.
- Tap on “Accessibility, display, and languages”.
- Select “Data Usage” and click on “Autoplay”, then select “Never”.
Conclusion
With these, you can turn off autoplay from any device or method you use to access Twitter.
And if you ever want to revert to the default setting of the videos playing automatically, you can use the same process to toggle the autoplay feature back on.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can only set a video not automatically to play for you on Twitter. Beyond that, you can’t make a video you post not play automatically for WiFi users on Twitter.
No, the setting will be independent of the method you use to access the platform. For example, if you want an autoplay change to reflect on the mobile app, you’ll have to change it on the app.
