How to Change the Video Autoplay Settings on Twitter

Videos play automatically in timelines across the Twitter website. If you don't want to see them or simply want to save internet data, you can change your video autoplay options to turn this feature off.

Steps

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    Login to Twitter. Go to www.twitter.com and sign in with your password and username.
  2. Image titled Twitter 3 dots button.png
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    Click on the ⋯ More button, on the left menu panel. A drop-down menu will appear.
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    Select Settings and Privacy. You can also use the following link to quickly access the settings page: www.twitter.com/settings/account
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    Open the Data usage settings. Move to the “General” section and click on the Data usage option.
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    Turn on or off the video autoplay. Click on the Autoplay text and select your preferred option. If you want to disable the video autoplay feature, select “Never” from the options. This setting will also apply to GIFs.
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    Browse Twitter. If you have turned off the autoplay feature, you have to click on the blue coloured play button every time to view a video on Twitter.
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References

  1. https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-videos

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