How To Watch Videos On Facebook
Bringing Sound to Videos in News Feed
Videos in News Feed have actually formerly played silently-- you tap on a video to hear sound. As people watch more video on phones, they've come to anticipate noise when the volume on their gadget is turned on. After testing noise on in News Feed and hearing positive feedback, we're slowly bringing it to more individuals. With this update, sound fades in and out as you scroll through videos in News Feed, bringing those videos to life.
If your phone is set to quiet, videos will not have fun with noise. If you never desire videos to have fun with sound, you can disable this feature by switching off "Videos in News Feed Start With Sound" in Settings. We'll also be revealing in-product messages to inform people about the new noise on experience and controls.
Vertical Video
We have actually also made changes to make vertical videos look better on mobile gadgets. Last year we began checking a bigger sneak peek of vertical videos in News Feed upon mobile. Individuals responded positively, so that larger format is now readily available to everybody seeing videos on iOS and Android.
See and Scroll
We know that in some cases you wish to watch a video as well as want to keep scrolling through your News Feed. It's now possible to minimize the video you're watching to a picture-in-picture view that keeps playing in the corner of your screen while you search other stories in News Feed. You can drag the video to any corner of the screen, and if you're utilizing an Android device, you can keep the video playing even when you leave the Facebook app to do something else on your phone.
Facebook Video App for TELEVISION
Lastly, we've heard that individuals desire more choices for how and where they view Facebook videos. Today we're revealing a new Facebook video app for TELEVISION, which will present quickly to app shops for Apple TELEVISION, Amazon Fire TELEVISION and Samsung Smart TV, with more platforms to come.
Our video app for TELEVISION is a new method to delight in Facebook videos on a larger screen. In 2015 we rolled out the capability for you to stream videos from Facebook to your TV, and today's statement expands this capability. With the app, you can view videos shared by buddies or Pages you follow, top live videos from worldwide, and recommended videos based upon your interests.
You can likewise catch up on videos you've conserved to see later, along with review videos you've seen, shared or uploaded. How To Watch Videos On Facebook, We eagerly anticipate seeing how individuals use the app to enjoy Facebook videos in a brand-new method.