Stop web videos autoplaying in Safari iPados

I'm having the same issue -- installed iPadOS and now videos autoplay in Safari (muted, mercifully). They did not before the upgrade. How do I make it stop?

I do not see an appropriate setting for Safari, only an "autoplay" option for Photos (which has no effect on Safari). Also no impact for Settings > Accessibility > Motion > Autoplay Video Previews.

Where is the relevant setting buried?

Hi FatCol,

Besides turning off Auto-Play Video Previews in Motion, you also need to turn off Video Autoplay in iTunes & App Store, pls watch this YouTube tutorial video (starting from 1:00): https://youtu.be/a2saDSACxxY

Hope this resolves your issue.

Hi present tense,

Pls refer to the attached photos. Pls switch Video Autoplay off.

Hope this helps.

Hi GOldAPPle78, thanks -- but there is NO Video Autoplay option in my Settings (see below). Perhaps this is different in iPadOS versus whatever version of iOS you're using?

Hello,

You can manage Safari website settings in Settings > Safari.

Safari on iPadOS identifies itself to websites as a desktop browser by default. Perhaps your favorite new site thinks autoplaying to a desktop computer is OK but not to mobile devices.

GOldAPPle78, I do not see a video option in iTunes & App Store

I find if I tap the AA symbol next to the web address and request the mobile site it tends to stop the auto playback of video.

Mine has Video Autoplay, I just upgraded my iOS, now is 13.1.2