Every day, new videos beam onto your smartphone that you probably didn’t expect (or want) to watch. Certain services, like TikTok, Instagram, and X, are entirely based on autoplaying videos as soon as ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It’s possible to accidentally watch some graphic videos on social media sites. Because autoplay is turned on by default on social ...

Streaming services love autoplay. Whether it's playing a trailer for a show you don't want to watch or automatically starting something else when you've finished watching, autoplay features can ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...