If you haven't already heard, Instagram was recently updated to include support for videos. Just like Vine, Instagram can auto-play those videos as soon as you scroll past them. For many of us, this feature may be more annoying than it is useful. As it happens, there's a way to disable it. Here's how:
- Launch the Instagram app from the Home screen of your iPhone.
- In the bottom navigation, tab on the Profile tab which is the furthest to the right.
- On your profile screen, tap on the Settings gear in the upper right hand corner.
- Scroll down a ways and they'll see an option for Auto-Play videos. Tap to turn the slider to the Off position.
That's it. Instagram will now not play videos automatically as you scroll past them unless you actually tap on them to play them.
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How to disable video auto-play in Instagram for iPhone
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I'm trying to stop videos from auto playing in Instagram. I found a couple of answers saying to go setting and turn off auto play. Well I don't have anything that says auto play in my settings, just one that says preload video, either always or only Wi-Fi, I have it on Wi-Fi only, but find it so annoying that they keep playing. I figured out how to turn it off on Facebook, now if I can turn it off on Instagram that would be great. Ready to delete Instagram.