LinkedIn: How to Stop Auto-Play Videos on Mobile

Users can save data by preventing clips from playing automatically

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By default, videos will automatically play as users come across them in the LinkedIn mobile application. However, users have the option to prevent videos from automatically playing.

Our guide will show you how to stop videos from automatically playing in the LinkedIn mobile app.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the LinkedIn app on iOS.

Step 1: Tap your profile picture in the top-left corner of the screen.

Screenshot of LinkedIn's "Home" screen with a red arrow pointing at the user's profile picture in the top-left corner of the screen

Step 2: Tap “Settings” at the bottom of LinkedIn’s side menu.

Screenshot of LinkedIn's side menu with a red arrow pointing at "Settings"

Step 3: Tap “Account preferences.”

Screenshot of LinkedIn's "Settings" menu with a red arrow pointing at "Account preferences"

Step 4: Under the “General preferences” section, tap “Autoplay videos.”

Screenshot of LinkedIn's "Account preferences" menu with a red arrow pointing at "Autoplay videos"

Step 5: Tap “Never Autoplay Videos” to stop videos from automatically playing on LinkedIn.

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