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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Browser to keep social media from burning up mobile data
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:09:43 +0200
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On 2025-07-11 03:43, VanguardLH wrote:
> <vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com> wrote:
> 
>> A lot of apps don't like little-browser (lynx) because of javascript
>>
>> Is there any other browser that shuts off pictures and videos (ie does not
>> download them) to conserve mobile data?
>>
>> Way back, browsers let you shut off pictures
> 
> Isn't that the function of the data saver function?
> 
> https://source.android.com/docs/core/data/data-saver
> 
> In web browsers, like Edge, Firefox, and others, there is an auto-play
> setting.  You configure auto-play to disabled.  That way, just loading a
> web page does not automatically start playing a video.  I hate web sites
> that automatically start playing a video, and at 100% volume, to jar me
> out of my chair.  With auto-play disabled, videos do NOT automatically
> start when loading a web page.

With Firefox, videos start playing mute in many sites. There is a 
setting for this, in "site configuration" where block video and audio 
can be selected.

....

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.