If you are tired of Facebook reels, take back control and learn how to hide reels.
With Facebook’s real features, users can create and share short videos with special effects and music.
Some people love this feature, but others find it overwhelming or distracting.
If you are among those people, then do not worry, as we have got you covered. We will guide you to hide every reel on Facebook or hide reels from a specific page or person.
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Can you remove short videos and reels from your Facebook feed?
Yes, removing short videos and reels from the Facebook feed is easy. A few methods exist to do this, all based on your preference. You can either hide the reel from a specific page or person, hide all reels, or turn auto-play.Let’s check out every option.
How can you turn off short videos and reels on Facebook?
To turn off short videos and reels on Facebook, select the three dots in the top right corner of reels and then tap on the hide post.
After this, you will see a message which says, ‘you will not see this post in your news feed anymore’.This setting will display very few short videos and reels on the Facebook feed.
How can you stop videos from auto-playing on Facebook?
If you want to stop short videos and reels from auto-playing, then you have to follow the below instructions.
On Facebook app
If you want to block reels and videos from the Facebook app, then you need to tap on three horizontal lines located in the top right corner of the screen. Scroll it down and then tap settings privacy, and then settings again.
After that, scroll again and tap on media and contacts. To find the section quicker, you can also search for media.
Now hit on the autoplay option.
On the next tab, you need to select Never auto-play videos.
After making all these settings, you will see a notification at the bottom of the Facebook app stating that your changes are saved, and reels will no longer be played automatically in your feed section.
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On Facebook website
If you are using the Facebook website, you first have to click on the profile icon at the top right corner of the screen, select settings & privacy, and then again hit settings.
Now, on the left-hand menu, click on videos and under the option of auto-play videos, you need to select off.
It will stop reels and short videos from auto-playing on Facebook.
How can you hide reels from a specific page or person?
You have the option to hide reels from a particular page or person. You can either unfollow or unfriend that page or person, or you can block them. Here is how you can do it.
First, you have to go to that person’s profile page or the specific page on which you want to hide cereals, then click on the three dots in the top right corner. Now click on block/unfriend/unfollow to stop seeing their videos in your feed.