Monday, September 15, 2014

Facebook's autoplay feature was blamed for higher phone bills - Appostrophic Reviews

Appostrophic reviews the recent news that some Facebook users have discovered an ‘autoplay’ feature of the app may be responsible for racking up unexpected charges on their mobile phone bills. After Facebook announced this new feature, Smartphone users are at a risk of maxing out their data plans, if Facebook does not change the default settings in its app.

This issue was initially spotted when the editor of MoneySavingExpert.com (U.K consumer website) flagged this news, saying; “It’s worrying that Facebook is auto-playing videos by default, as it’s clearly catching users out, with some claiming they’ve unknowingly exceeded their data limit and incurred extra charges as a result.”

Fortunately, the fix to the issue is an easy one. In order to avoid the extra charges, users can easily turn this auto-play feature off in settings in their mobile and desktop devices. Facebook also respond to this news and says, “There is also an option in Facebook app settings so videos only auto-play when a user is connected to WiFi.”

Appostrophic Application Development Company reviews that this new feature causes a surge in mobile data usage. There is a prominent influx of ads is observed after the addition of auto-play feature. Many social media sites, including Twitter, have recently been showcasing an increase of video ads over regular ads. However, Appostrophic reviews that this feature is in the best interest of marketers but it annoys the app users.

Furthermore, with a surge of video campaigns like ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, consumers were steadily facing more video content than ever on their newsfeeds. Considering this fact, BBC also reports that Facebook saw an excess of 2.5 million videos related to the Ice Bucket Challenge last month.
The design head of Appostrophic application Development Company says, “Although the social media sites claim that video ads work best when it comes to user interaction, but it is important to provide streaming options to users who may prefer to interact with ads and sites differently.”

Solution to the Problem
Many users claim to change the default auto-play setting in the app. To turn this auto-play feature off, users can tap on their phone settings and change the Facebook app settings.
For iPhone users- Tap on “Settings” button and then scroll down and click “Facebook.” From there, click “Settings,” “Auto-play,” and then choose “Wi-Fi only” or “Off.”

For Android phone users- go the account settings of the Facebook app. Click “App Settings,” and then choose ‘Auto-play only on Wi-Fi’ or ‘Off.’

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