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Legends20036 Author

Level 1

58 points

iOS 18 Disable Video Looping in Photos App?

I have been looking everywhere with no luck but thought I would ask here. Is there any way to disable the auto-looping of videos in the Photos app in iOS18? After upgrading now if I play a video to auto-repeats in an endless loop until you stop it where in the past it would stop at the end of the video.

I dislike this feature since I often show others videos on my phone and find it very annoying that the video instantaneously loops back to the beginning when it finishes playing. Sometimes this makes it hard to tell for sure if the video has finished or looped and it's always a nuisance if I need to talk to the person about the video once it finishes playing, especially if it happens to be a video that's quiet for a few seconds at the end and I've forgotten to close the Photos app.

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 7:33 AM

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Judd3180

Level 1

38 points

Posted on Sep 22, 2024 10:37 PM

Just talked to apple support and currently in 18 you can't disable it, but he suggested I leave a comment here to have them change it back in future versions.

Feedback - Photos - Apple

Maybe if we all do that, something might get done in the next version.

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Nov 3, 2024 1:14 AM in response to Legends20036

I can't believe that they, at the end of a meeting, came to the conclusion that looping videos is so brilliant and innovative that there's no reason to add an option to disable it.

Jd1720

Level 1

26 points

Nov 3, 2024 11:01 AM in response to Legends20036

Disable auto looping of videos. Very irritating and totally unnecessary

Salvida

Level 1

47 points

Oct 23, 2024 12:22 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Normal Youtube videos doesnt auto loop unless you tell it to do so. I know youtube shorts does but thats it. I also wish that could be turned off for youtube shorts. But for videos you have taken yourself and play on your iphone, there should def. be an option to turn this auto loop off.

Nov 10, 2024 6:13 PM in response to Jeffro65

I don’t have it on auto-loop, and neither do any of the other users in this user-to-user forum will no significant Apple participation. Which you would have known if you had read almost ANY of the other posts in the 10 pages of this thread.

Have you told Apple?

Product Feedback - Apple

Nov 13, 2024 7:17 AM in response to Lesrmedals

Lesrmedals wrote:

STOP VIDEO LOOPING NOW apple !

STOP WASTING YOUR TIME AND THE TIME OF OTHER USERS IN THIS USER TO USER FORUM WHERE APPLE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE.

TELL APPLE, RATHER THAN ANNOYING OTHER USERS→Product Feedback - Apple

Nov 18, 2024 9:03 AM in response to LoveMaya

LoveMaya wrote:

THANK YOU. ALL WHO DEPLORE VIDEO AUTOLOOP, PAY HEED TO USER COMMENT ABOVE from Judd3180 (and by now probably a few others) IT IS is the path to having our voices heard.

Haven’t you read anything in this thread? Posting in this user-to-user forum is NEVER a path to having your voices heard. It is as effective as shouting into the Grand Canyon. The RIGHT place to have your voices heard is https://apple.com/feedback.

Sep 20, 2024 1:43 AM in response to Legends20036

Me too the same suggestion. It must be avoid.

Sep 29, 2024 2:45 PM in response to Legends20036

Judd told you Apple said leave a comment so maybe they’ll change it back? That is ridiculous. Who made the decision to have our videos on a constant loop? Good Lord!

Oct 5, 2024 4:51 AM in response to Tristan_13

I found another way since I had trouble saving multiple videos to file, I can save them to notes, as well. No looping.

I’m there are other places as well, maybe Dropbox?

Seriously a pain.

Oct 5, 2024 8:45 AM in response to Legends20036

TY! One of the most annoying things ever! WTH are they thinking? So bad. Why change this without the user consent, then give no way to change back. Such a poor poor decision.

x5randy

Level 1

20 points

Oct 5, 2024 7:10 PM in response to Judd3180

I just got the iPhone 16 pro max and can’t Disable Video Looping in the Photos App.

why did you break this with the latest update?

deb-91

Level 1

14 points

Oct 6, 2024 1:48 PM in response to Legends20036

iOS 18: PLEASE disable video looping in camera roll!

jh1234a

Level 1

14 points

Oct 7, 2024 6:23 AM in response to Legends20036

Yes. Please turn off auto looping. It’s annoying. Also make video audio an option based on volume buttons. Not silence vs ringer being on.

Oct 8, 2024 5:37 PM in response to Judd3180

OMG yes! If I could find a way to uninstall 18 I would do it for the video looping feature alone. It’s annoying and totally unnecessary!

Oct 18, 2024 10:11 AM in response to Legends20036

Just ran into the same thing. I went to play a quick video of my daughter and it won’t stop looping. This is so irritating. I thought for sure there was a button in settings… 😡

iOS 18 Disable Video Looping in Photos App?