Tag: facebook

  • Disable Facebook’s automatic play feature in the iOS app

    Last week, I showed you how to disable Facebook’s automatic play feature when using Facebook in the browser. However, this annoying feature is also automatically enabled in the iOS (and I assume Android) apps. Luckily, they can be disabled there, too. Here’s how: Open Settings (that’s from the Home screen, not from Facebook), then scroll…

  • Disable Facebook’s auto-playing videos feature in the browser

    Facebook recently added a new feature; whenever you scroll to a video in your timeline; it automatically starts playing. If you like it; well, good for you. You have no need for this. If, however, you, like me, think it’s an annoyance, here’s how to disable it: On the right-hand side of the facebook top menu, click…

  • Removing applications in Facebook

    Like so many others, I am on Facebook. Unlike a lot of people, I have only a bare minimum of installed applications. The reason for this is simply that I have better things to spend my time on than Aquarium this, Zoo that and Mafia the other. Every so often, I add an app, and…

  • Importing Facebook Events to Google Calendar

    Do you use Google Calendar? So do I. Do you use Facebook? Me too. Ever been annoyed that you couldn’t easily import Facebook events to your Google Calendar? So did I. Turns out, it is easy. Here’s how:   Log on to Facebook Go to Events Click the ‘Export Events’ link at the top, then…