Auto-Play Videos Being Rolled Out On Facebook’s IOS, Android Apps

Most users of Facebook’s flagship applications for iOS and Android may have noticed that videos shared in their News Feeds via the social network or Instagram are now set to play automatically, without sound, rather than being displayed with a play button in the center of the image.

Most users of Facebook’s flagship applications for iOS and Android may have noticed that videos shared in their News Feeds via the social network or Instagram are now set to play automatically, without sound, rather than being displayed with a play button in the center of the image.

Facebook confirmed the rollout of the feature to TechCrunch, saying that it should be available to all of its iOS and Android users soon, and adding that auto-play of videos is still being tested on desktop, and there is no timetable for its rollout.

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