diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index 5db70d77..7944b03c 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <BooleanSetting path="streaming" expert="1">
+          <BooleanSetting path="streaming" >
             {{ $t('settings.streaming') }}
           </BooleanSetting>
           <ul
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
               <BooleanSetting
                 path="pauseOnUnfocused"
                 :disabled="!streaming"
-                expert="1"
               >
                 {{ $t('settings.pause_on_unfocused') }}
               </BooleanSetting>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index a66aaa0b..da5e662d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
     "valid_until": "Valid until",
     "revoke_token": "Revoke",
     "panelRadius": "Panels",
-    "pause_on_unfocused": "Pause streaming when tab is not focused",
+    "pause_on_unfocused": "Pause when tab is not focused",
     "presets": "Presets",
     "profile_background": "Profile background",
     "profile_banner": "Profile banner",
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
     "post_status_content_type": "Post status content type",
     "sensitive_by_default": "Mark posts as sensitive by default",
     "stop_gifs": "Pause animated images until you hover on them",
-    "streaming": "Enable automatic streaming of new posts when scrolled to the top",
+    "streaming": "Automatically show new posts when scrolled to the top",
     "user_mutes": "Users",
     "useStreamingApi": "Receive posts and notifications real-time",
     "useStreamingApiWarning": "(Not recommended, experimental, known to skip posts)",
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index e5321507..86601564 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   preloadImage: true,
   loopVideo: true,
   loopVideoSilentOnly: true,
-  streaming: true,
+  streaming: false,
   emojiReactionsOnTimeline: true,
   alwaysShowNewPostButton: false,
   autohideFloatingPostButton: false,