How to stop Facebook videos from eating at your data

While your cellphone network won’t mind, you and your pocket might not find this all that convenient, Ladysmith Gazette reported.

For computers:

Go to your options drop-down menu (top right), click “Settings”, select the “Videos” link on the left. Turn the “Auto-Play Videos” from “ON” to “OFF”.

For phones and tablet apps:

You can adjust your auto-play settings to “On”, WiFi only, or “Off”. If auto-play is “On”, the data used depends on the amount of time you spend watching a video. If you scroll past an auto-play video in News Feed, your phone will use less data than if you stop to watch it for a longer period of time. If auto-play is set to “Wi-Fi Only”, no data will be used.

Adjusting your auto-play settings:

On Android:

Open the Facebook app, tap your phone’s menu button, go into “Settings”, scroll down and tap “Video Auto-Play” and choose an option

iPhone and iPad:

Go to your phone’s or tablet’s settings, scroll down and tap Facebook, go into “Settings”, below Video, tap Auto-Play and choose an option

– Caxton News Service