How to disable video auto-play on Safari after latest iOS update 15.0.2

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Yaalisai2018 Author

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How to disable video auto-play on Safari after latest iOS update 15.0.2

Hi everyone, first time poster , so apologies if post not in the right forum. I’ve recently updated to 15.0.2 on my iPad Pro , and post update , have noticed that when using Safari, videos have started auto playing on certain websites. I’ve tried every single thing to disable auto-play , including Settings -> Accessibilty -> Per-App settings and set video preview to OFF , but , the video previews keep happening, though with muted volume . Is there a setting I’m missing, or is this an issue with iOS 15 ? TIA

iPad (5th gen) Wi-Fi

Posted on Oct 20, 2021 6:05 AM

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Ivansyv

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Oct 29, 2021 1:13 PM in response to Yaalisai2018

Doesn’t work, either. It seems to me this no longer works. Other than disabling JavaScript altogether there’s no other way to disable videos.

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Oct 20, 2021 6:09 AM in response to Yaalisai2018

Have you found this setting?

Settings > Accessibility > Motion > Auto-Play Video Previews - set to OFF

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Yaalisai2018 Author

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Oct 29, 2021 3:43 PM in response to Ivansyv

Yes, I tried disabling Java as well, but then it affects a lot of other stuff as well. Wish Apple would address this. Have just upgraded to iOS 15.1 and found that it’s still an issue. I use Chrome as my browser , and thought the issue is with Chrome. On my Phone(android) had no problem changing the setting so that auto-play is disabled for certain sites. Surprisingly, on iPad, going to Settings — Accessibility — Per App settings and disabling Auto-play solved the issue for apps like Pinterest, FB etc. It’s just Safari that is immune to this setting 😐

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Yaalisai2018 Author

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Oct 20, 2021 6:20 AM in response to LotusPilot

Thanks for replying. Yes, I’d turned it off in “Motion” as well , but left Auto-play Message Effects ON . Does that make a difference ? Thanks

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How to disable video auto-play on Safari after latest iOS update 15.0.2

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