Facebook has officially confirmed Mashable which is testing on iOS and Android mobile applications. This is news regarding a new version of the autoplay feature for videos. The new thing that this version brings is that in addition to playing the video automatically when we move on the Facebook wall, it also plays the audio. Currently, the sound of the videos is not played and the user needs to touch the video for the sound of the video to be activated.
Likewise, a third variant is also being tested in this regard. It is about playing the videos silently, as before, but adding a button… an icon, which allows the user to activate or deactivate the sound of a specific video. Facebook has confirmed that both in one version and another, it will be a configurable option within the user's account settings.
As reflected in the publication made by mashable, It is strange that Facebook is testing an automatic video and audio playback system that is so intrusive to the user when studies of Mark Zuckerberg's social network show that 80% of users react negatively to Facebook and the advertiser when advertising videos are played directly with sound unexpectedly. Fortunately, the tests that are being carried out from the social network are being carried out with users from Australia only and it is most likely that the negative opinions of the testers about this automatic sound reproduction will make Facebook back down on this idea .
On the other hand, in a more positive order of things, something called Secret conversations (Secret Conversations). This feature offers the user access to a special encryption in Facebook Messenger chats.
