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How to Disable Facebook Video Auto Play on Android

Disable Facebook Video Autoplay

One of the new features of Facebook that can get to you is the feature where any video in Facebook Auto plays when it scrolls into view. This feature while useful can be irritating if you don’t like videos playing and audio blaring unexpectedly.  Here is a simple step by step method to Disable Facebook Video Autoplay in Android.

Disable Facebook Video Auto Play on Android

  1. Open Facebook app and Open the Menu by selecting the “3 Horizontal Bars” on the top right of the App, as shown below
    Click on the 3 Horizontal Bars to open the Facebook Menu
  2. Select “App Settings” from the Main Menu (as shown below)
    Select Facebook App Settings
  3. Turn Off the setting “Videos in News Feed Start With Sound” if you dont want videos to start with Audio On in your Facebook App
    Turn off Audio in Facebook Videos
  4. Scroll Down and Select “Autoplay” menu item
    Select Autoplay Option in App Settings in Facebook App
  5. Select “Never Autoplay Videos” to completely disable this feature.  Pick “On Wi-Fi Connections Only” if you don’t want the videos to autoplay on Mobile Data (useful to conserve mobile data)
    Disable Autoplay of Videos

You can Disable Facebook Vidoes from Autoplaying in the News Feed using these steps.

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Android Apps Nexus 5 Solutions

Android – How to remove Unwanted App Notifications

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Unwanted App Notifications are a pain. Also If you didn’t know, these notifications can also be a big battery drain.

Fortunately if you are on Android version 4.1 or higher there is a simple way to permanently remove an app’s notifications. Here is how you do that:

  1. In your notification bar, do a long press on the unwanted App Notification.
  2. You should get a pop up option “App info“
  3. Tap on App Info and you will be taken to the App Info page of the App
  4. Here Uncheck “Show Notifications” and hit OK in the confirmation box.

Now you should be free of unwanted notifications in future 🙂

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Android Apps Solutions

Problem Loading Widget – Solved Android Error

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Problem loading Widget Error – Sometimes Widgets on the Android home page fail to load and are replaced by “Problem Loading Widget” error. The main causes of this error include:

  • Removal of the Application that gave you that widget
  • Moving of the specific (Widget) Application from Internal Memory to SD card
  • Upgrading of the Application
  • Upgrading of the core operating system (leading to reinstall of the Application)
  • Change of SD card

There is no simple way to fix this error, as it can depend on what caused the error in the first place and how the Widget was originally designed.  Here are some quick steps you can follow to recover your widget:

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Android Apps

Using Phone LED As FlashLight: Android

One of the most attractive features of my Galaxy Ace is its LED Flash. This bright light can be used as a torch when needed, unfortunately there is no default app available to make it work.

Whats worse? I could only discover a single app that made this operation possible.  The app goes by the name “Tiny Flashlight + LED” and is available in the Android Market.


The app also provides a handy widget that allows you to turn on the torch right from the home screen


The creators of the app say that it works with these phones:
Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy S II S2 SII GS2 GSII Tab 7.0 8.9 10.1 Ace Cooper Fascinate Moment Acclaim Transform Mesmerize Charge Behold 7500 Moment, LG G-Slate Ally Apex GW620 KH5200 EVE Shine Plus Optimus 2x G2x Speed, Motorola XOOM Atrix 4G Droid Bionic X 2 i1 Pro R2D2 Backflip Cliq XT Milestone Defy, Nexus, N1, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 X3 Neo Pro Play Arc, HTC Incredible G2 Desire HD HD2 EVO Shift 3D myTouch Slide Wildfire Legend Thunderbolt Inspire Sensation Merge, Bright Flashlight, Dell Streak 2.1, Sharp IS01 JN-DK01 SH-10B Lynx IS03 SBM003SH SBM005SH, Pantech Vega SKY X, Sanyo Zio, Toshiba Regza T-01C, bright flashlight, bright led, Garmin Asus A10, Huawei Ideos X5 U8800, Archos Coby Kyros 7015 LED, Acer Iconia A500.

Download:
[qr]https://market.android.com/details?id=com.devuni.flashlight&feature=search_result[/qr]



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Android Apps

How to Fix the “Could Not Install On USB Storage Or SD Card” Error – Android

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The “Could Not Install On USB Storage Or SD Card” error on Android phones apparently occurs when something goes wrong with the installation of an app and temp file is left on your Android OS. There is a work around and a fix for this problem.

The Work Around:

  • Unmount your SD card
  • Install the app
  • Mount your SD card
  • Move the app to the SD card
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The Fix:
Note: I suggest you backup your sd card before you try this method. It worked perfectly on my Galaxy Ace but there is no guarantee that it might not cause any data loss.

  • Connect your phone to your PC as a mass storage device
  • Backup important data
  • Find the folder named “.android_secure”
  • Inside it, delete the file called “smdl2tmp1.asec”
  • Disconnect your phone
  • Install the App you were trying to install

Hope this helps you 🙂