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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

56 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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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… 😡

Sep 24, 2024 2:07 PM in response to Legends20036

I would prefer if there were a setting in photos settings that could enable or disable it similar to the “Auto-Play Motion” setting in photos settings.

That way people who like it can keep it and those who don’t can disable it.

Nov 13, 2024 7:15 AM in response to Lesrmedals

Lesrmedals wrote:

STOP VIDEO LOOPING NOW apple !

Please stop yelling at us, your fellow users. It's rude. No one reading or participating in this forum can do what you want. Tell Apple. The feedback link has been provided repeatedly.

Legends20036 Author

Level 1

58 points

Nov 19, 2024 7:52 PM in response to Legends20036

If helpful to anyone, here is a link to the Community Guidelines. Seems to be some confusion as to what should and should not be posted.

Community etiquette guidelines - Apple Support

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We suggest that you avoid using all capital letters, bold fonts, or emphasized words, which may convey a negative tone.
Everyone deserves respect and dignity in any situation. You can step out of conversations if the dialogue isn’t constructive.
Please show kindness. All members should feel comfortable asking and responding to questions — regardless of level, skill, knowledge, or expertise. Please don’t belittle other members.

Oct 7, 2024 6:34 AM in response to Legends20036

I requested this auto looping be disabled or provide an option for the user to turn it off. If you are annoyed also please make a request here directly to Apple. Feedback - Photos - Apple

Oct 10, 2024 7:39 AM in response to KeanCo

KeanCo wrote:

Yes disable it please Apple! Hate that I cannot!!

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Oct 23, 2024 6:00 PM in response to GeorgeAppleID

GeorgeAppleID wrote:

This comment by JC3476 would fix the whole issue for me. Thanks. He said ..

"iOS 18 — Disable auto video looping in Photo app!!! Add an option button to auto loop, but don’t make it the default. Plz."

Well, I hope JC3476 and you both told Apple you would like this. Telling other users in the user-to-user forum will not make it happen→Product Feedback - Apple

Oct 27, 2024 4:52 PM in response to SchPe

SchPe wrote:

Yes, very annoying

iOS 18 — Disable auto video looping in Photo app!!! Add an option button to auto loop, but don’t make it the default.

Didn’t get it with 18.0.1 … why???

Because Apple isn’t going to go to the expense and effort to fix a minor annoyance to a few users. It may be in a future update if thousands of users request it in https://apple.com/feedback, but just post in this user-to-user forum doesn’t move the needle. Have you provided feedback, for a start?

Nov 6, 2024 10:00 AM in response to -_cfb_-

-_cfb_- wrote:

I want to be able to turn auto looping videos on and off in iOS 18 and beyond. It is very annoying when the video keeps looping. It's as bad as Instagram when I don't know when something's over.

Have you told Apple that's what you'd like to see?

Product Feedback - Apple

Oct 7, 2024 8:17 PM in response to Legends20036

I agree so much that video looping which I can’t control needs to be changed. Please take this away that our videos keep replaying with this new iOS 18 update!

S55tve

Level 1

18 points

Oct 8, 2024 2:38 PM in response to Judd3180

Absolutely agree videos looping is most annoying. Please Apple stop this happening or put a toggle to have it as an option.

Oct 21, 2024 7:19 PM in response to LoveMaya

LoveMaya wrote:

Get rid of the video auto loop with the next update, please!!

I see you haven’t read the 6 pages of the thread you added to, either.

Dossi

Level 1

14 points

Oct 28, 2024 5:56 PM in response to basellis

very annoying, makes video editing almost impossible. Why no turn off option?

Oct 10, 2024 9:40 AM in response to Legends20036

I hate the looping video. I hate the teeny tiny display that I cannot see. (What happened to Apple’s ADA compliance team?) I hate the duplicate notifications of “comments” on shared photos. What an annoying mess this is. Constantly drawing my attention to this program makes me hate Apple. And I have used it since the beginning. Please restore some semblance of simplicity.

iOS 18 Disable Video Looping in Photos App?