Firefox ignores media.autoplay.default since recent upgrade to 66.0.1
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The media.autoplay.default setting (value=1) in about:config used to prevent video/media from playing automatically on loading a page with such content present.
Since the recent (2019-03-25) upgrade to 66.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 video just plays automatically regardless of this setting.
I have a no flash/java environment, so we're just talking HTML5 here.
There are other media.autoplay options available, but setting them doesn't seem to fix the problem completely and breaks other aspects of the browser.
Does anyone know a fix to stop media autoplay in Firefox?
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The media.autoplay.default setting (value=1) in about:config used to prevent video/media from playing automatically on loading a page with such content present.
Since the recent (2019-03-25) upgrade to 66.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 video just plays automatically regardless of this setting.
I have a no flash/java environment, so we're just talking HTML5 here.
There are other media.autoplay options available, but setting them doesn't seem to fix the problem completely and breaks other aspects of the browser.
Does anyone know a fix to stop media autoplay in Firefox?
18.04 upgrade firefox video
asked Mar 27 at 7:20
BroadswordeBroadsworde
1,0312922
I believe FF 66 now auto blocks But only videos that have sound enabled. So here on sites that mute their videos they play (without sound) On sites that have audio enabled the autoplay is blocked. Pretty easy to see on for instance CNN which has sound enabled.
– doug
Mar 28 at 0:48
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The media.autoplay.default setting (value=1) in about:config used to prevent video/media from playing automatically on loading a page with such content present.
Since the recent (2019-03-25) upgrade to 66.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 video just plays automatically regardless of this setting.
I have a no flash/java environment, so we're just talking HTML5 here.
There are other media.autoplay options available, but setting them doesn't seem to fix the problem completely and breaks other aspects of the browser.
Does anyone know a fix to stop media autoplay in Firefox?
18.04 upgrade firefox video
asked Mar 27 at 7:20
BroadswordeBroadsworde
1,0312922
The media.autoplay.default setting (value=1) in about:config used to prevent video/media from playing automatically on loading a page with such content present.
Since the recent (2019-03-25) upgrade to 66.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 video just plays automatically regardless of this setting.
I have a no flash/java environment, so we're just talking HTML5 here.
There are other media.autoplay options available, but setting them doesn't seem to fix the problem completely and breaks other aspects of the browser.
Does anyone know a fix to stop media autoplay in Firefox?
18.04 upgrade firefox video
18.04 upgrade firefox video
asked Mar 27 at 7:20
BroadswordeBroadsworde
1,0312922
asked Mar 27 at 7:20
BroadswordeBroadsworde
1,0312922
edited Mar 27 at 8:21
Broadsworde
asked Mar 27 at 7:20
BroadswordeBroadsworde
1,0312922
asked Mar 27 at 7:20
BroadswordeBroadsworde
1,0312922
asked Mar 27 at 7:20
BroadswordeBroadsworde
1,0312922
1,0312922
I believe FF 66 now auto blocks But only videos that have sound enabled. So here on sites that mute their videos they play (without sound) On sites that have audio enabled the autoplay is blocked. Pretty easy to see on for instance CNN which has sound enabled.
– doug
Mar 28 at 0:48
add a comment |
I believe FF 66 now auto blocks But only videos that have sound enabled. So here on sites that mute their videos they play (without sound) On sites that have audio enabled the autoplay is blocked. Pretty easy to see on for instance CNN which has sound enabled.
– doug
Mar 28 at 0:48
I believe FF 66 now auto blocks But only videos that have sound enabled. So here on sites that mute their videos they play (without sound) On sites that have audio enabled the autoplay is blocked. Pretty easy to see on for instance CNN which has sound enabled.
– doug
Mar 28 at 0:48
I believe FF 66 now auto blocks But only videos that have sound enabled. So here on sites that mute their videos they play (without sound) On sites that have audio enabled the autoplay is blocked. Pretty easy to see on for instance CNN which has sound enabled.
– doug
Mar 28 at 0:48
add a comment |
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In Firefox version 66.0.2, changing the media.autoplay.default value to 2 (in about:config) fixed it for me.
answered Mar 31 at 18:19
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Thanks, but setting media.autoplay.default to 2 doesn't stop video playing automatically for me, It actually turns off the new "Block web sites from automatically playing sound" setting in Preferences, even though the audio blocking seems to work anyway... there's definitely work to be done by Mozilla here I think!
– Broadsworde
Apr 2 at 8:00
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In Firefox version 66.0.2, changing the media.autoplay.default value to 2 (in about:config) fixed it for me.
answered Mar 31 at 18:19
Lee MooreLee Moore
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1
Thanks, but setting media.autoplay.default to 2 doesn't stop video playing automatically for me, It actually turns off the new "Block web sites from automatically playing sound" setting in Preferences, even though the audio blocking seems to work anyway... there's definitely work to be done by Mozilla here I think!
– Broadsworde
Apr 2 at 8:00
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In Firefox version 66.0.2, changing the media.autoplay.default value to 2 (in about:config) fixed it for me.
answered Mar 31 at 18:19
Lee MooreLee Moore
112
1
Thanks, but setting media.autoplay.default to 2 doesn't stop video playing automatically for me, It actually turns off the new "Block web sites from automatically playing sound" setting in Preferences, even though the audio blocking seems to work anyway... there's definitely work to be done by Mozilla here I think!
– Broadsworde
Apr 2 at 8:00
add a comment |
In Firefox version 66.0.2, changing the media.autoplay.default value to 2 (in about:config) fixed it for me.
answered Mar 31 at 18:19
Lee MooreLee Moore
112
In Firefox version 66.0.2, changing the media.autoplay.default value to 2 (in about:config) fixed it for me.
answered Mar 31 at 18:19
Lee MooreLee Moore
112
answered Mar 31 at 18:19
Lee MooreLee Moore
112
answered Mar 31 at 18:19
Lee MooreLee Moore
112
answered Mar 31 at 18:19
Lee MooreLee Moore
112
112
1
Thanks, but setting media.autoplay.default to 2 doesn't stop video playing automatically for me, It actually turns off the new "Block web sites from automatically playing sound" setting in Preferences, even though the audio blocking seems to work anyway... there's definitely work to be done by Mozilla here I think!
– Broadsworde
Apr 2 at 8:00
add a comment |
1
Thanks, but setting media.autoplay.default to 2 doesn't stop video playing automatically for me, It actually turns off the new "Block web sites from automatically playing sound" setting in Preferences, even though the audio blocking seems to work anyway... there's definitely work to be done by Mozilla here I think!
– Broadsworde
Apr 2 at 8:00
1
1
Thanks, but setting media.autoplay.default to 2 doesn't stop video playing automatically for me, It actually turns off the new "Block web sites from automatically playing sound" setting in Preferences, even though the audio blocking seems to work anyway... there's definitely work to be done by Mozilla here I think!
– Broadsworde
Apr 2 at 8:00
Thanks, but setting media.autoplay.default to 2 doesn't stop video playing automatically for me, It actually turns off the new "Block web sites from automatically playing sound" setting in Preferences, even though the audio blocking seems to work anyway... there's definitely work to be done by Mozilla here I think!
– Broadsworde
Apr 2 at 8:00
add a comment |
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I believe FF 66 now auto blocks But only videos that have sound enabled. So here on sites that mute their videos they play (without sound) On sites that have audio enabled the autoplay is blocked. Pretty easy to see on for instance CNN which has sound enabled.
– doug
Mar 28 at 0:48