iOS 18 Disable Video Looping in Photos App?

Definitely DISLIKE this new feature of auto-looping of videos! Who thought it was necessary?! Who NEVER considered giving an option to use or NOT! Please revise and give us an option!

There were so many changes but this was the worse in this particular update.

janetfromalbany wrote:

Uhm, because of the 18 pages of people complaining about it and asking for a fix???

You do understand that represents a minisucule number of iPhone users, right? Even if you multiplied it by a thousand, it would still be statistically insignificant. So, no, this thread is not evidence that the "vast majority" share your feelings on the issue.

Don’t think Apple listens to feedback? Think again.

So next time you want to complain about how “Apple DOESN’T RESPECT ME,” or “I am switching to SAMSUNG,” (those are both real comments I saw) this is proof that Feedback works, and this is not the place to give it. Hate never helped anyone.

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Millmolly wrote:

Please disable the awful auto loop on videos. Why hasnt this been done already as it is an obvious error and peop[le have been complaining about it often.

They did. Download iOS 18.2.

I see that some have gotten 18.2 and claim there is a fix but I don't have 18.2 yet. This thread started in September and I didn't get 18 until a couple of weeks ago in December. I don't know how Apple decides who to update and when but I hope I don't have to wait months for a fix.

janetfromalbany wrote:

I see that some have gotten 18.2 and claim there is a fix but I don't have 18.2 yet. This thread started in September and I didn't get 18 until a couple of weeks ago in December. I don't know how Apple decides who to update and when but I hope I don't have to wait months for a fix.

Apple releases the updates to everyone who has eligible hardware on the same day. The update was released yesterday. What time during the day it might have become available to you will depend on where in the world you live. I'm on the East Coast of the U.S., and it was early afternoon. For some reason, the update to Sequoia showed up later.

janetfromalbany wrote:

I see that some have gotten 18.2 and claim there is a fix but I don't have 18.2 yet. This thread started in September and I didn't get 18 until a couple of weeks ago in December. I don't know how Apple decides who to update and when but I hope I don't have to wait months for a fix.

That was your choice. iOS 18 was released to ALL users in the world who had phones that supported it (roughly 500,000,000 users) on September 16, 2024. You chose not to update, which was a personal decision.

This is absolutely not true! I always update as soon as one is available and in the case of 18 Apple updated my phone automatically overnight. I know several friends who did not receive 18 until the last two or three weeks. If my videos had been looping since September, I would not have waited until December to complain.

No, what I stated is absolutely true. EVERY iPhone is eligible for update on the same date, and you can go to Settings/General/Software Update to install it. If you don’t check you may not realize it is available, but ALWAYS will be. Apparently you didn’t check, and after a couple of months Apple’s system pushed you to update, because there was an important security patch.

THANK YOU Apple for fixing a problem that was very annoying to quite a lot of users!

I saw yesterday to install 18.2, did. Then went to videos and still looping. Went back to this discussion and learned there were other steps that must be done manually to fix the looping issue.

Go to settings > apps > photos > and then toggle OFF the video looping. TA DA! It fixed the looping.

It appears quite a few users in this discussion need to learn a little patience, and a little more knowledge about their cell (and how updates occur).

This discussion has been of tremendous help.

If you can give one good reason for having this be the default setting, with no way of disabling it, I'm sure hundreds of us would love to hear it. To me, there are only few logical explanations for it:

1: Something in the code was messed up, they were fixing it, but they're too afraid ever to accept responsibility for a mistake.

2: To alert people that they've created this absurd feature.

Or, what makes the most sense to me:

3: Apple often demonstrates that they are smug and out of touch.

I agree! Apple please provide a simple global

option for this!

wider: please stop making major design changes that eliminate previous options or behavior! This new behavior is so annoying I'd be amazed no one commented in your early test releases!

Oh goodness people read some previous posts before you continue to complain. The issue has been resolved. Update to 18.2 and then go to settings > apps > photos > and toggle off loop video.

Yes, me too. I strongly dislike this looping video feature. Please Apple, give us a way to disable it. I listen to a meditation video to sleep each night, and need it to end during my sleep cycle, not with my alarm in the morning.

How do I turn off email notifications from this thread? I unsubscribed last night after my inbox filled with comments from this thread over 24 hours when I was offline, but I'm still getting emails notifying me of every last comment.