brave-browser: Autoplay is not blocked
Follow up to: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/3751
By default we block autoplay. Autoplay is no longer consistently blocked.
Steps to Reproduce
- Clean profile
- Go to
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/cnt8no/best_cops_ever/ - Block notifications and accepts cookies
- Scroll down the page
- Reload the page 5 times
Actual result:
The Blocked media indicator in URL bar is shown
The video is played
Expected result:
The Blocked media indicator in URL bar is shown
The video is not played
Reproduces how often:
Easily reproduced
Brave version (brave://version info)
Reproducible on
| Brave | 0.68.121 Chromium: 76.0.3809.100 (Official Build) beta (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| Revision | ed9d447d30203dc5069e540f05079e493fc1c132-refs/branch-heads/3809@{#990} |
| OS | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (Build 7601.24494) |
| Brave | 0.70.49 Chromium: 76.0.3809.100 (Official Build) nightly (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| Revision | ed9d447d30203dc5069e540f05079e493fc1c132-refs/branch-heads/3809@{#990} |
| OS | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (Build 7601.24494) |
Not reproducible on
| Brave | 0.67.124 Chromium: 76.0.3809.100 (Official Build) (64-bit) |
|---|---|
| Revision | ed9d447d30203dc5069e540f05079e493fc1c132-refs/branch-heads/3809@{#990} |
| OS | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (Build 7601.24494) |
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: open
- Created 5 years ago
- Reactions: 7
- Comments: 31 (2 by maintainers)
Commits related to this issue
- This bug is not always consistent https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/5605 — committed to EternityX/deadcell.cc by EternityX 7 months ago
Please fix this issue … is the only working solution to just use firefox where it correctly disables AutoPlay ?
Autoplay is on status
blockedon site info, but it is still not blocking - especially on Youtube.com. This is very annoying when having multiple Youtube Tabs open together.Windows 10 20H2 OS Build 19042.508 Version 1.14.84 Chromium: 85.0.4183.121 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Had a helpful/active Community member submit a similar report confirming the above: Quoting @hnktong:
Thread with additional user report: https://community.brave.com/t/disable-youtube-autoplay-on-page-load/80790
Several +1s from Community: https://community.brave.com/t/i-want-to-stop-all-autoplay/95116/2
This is a fairly frustrating issue and I feel like this should be resolved sooner rather than later. Can I get an update as to where we stand on this issue? cc @rebron @bsclifton @btlechowski
I can reproduce this on several sites, as can other users who have reported similar behavior. I actually brought this up internally here: https://bravesoftware.slack.com/archives/C0YL5KMA8/p1559587999016400 Some excerpts from that thread: Typical behavior is as follows:
Autoplayis not blocked even though it is set toBlockin defaultSite settingsAutoplay = Block— changing this toBlock (default)does not change the setting on page reloadLock --> Site Settings --> Autoplayreveals that, somehow, Autoplay is now set to Allow (default) [You can see this in the first gif image attached]Blockand reloading works…usually. Sometimes, behavior is similar but, as you can see in the second attached gif, sometimes changing the setting fromAllow --> Blockdoes change the setting, but doesn’t show that it’s changed and instead switches to Allow in the drop down menu — even ifAutoplayis subsequently blocked☝️ This was tested in earlier builds, but the same behavior is shown in 0.68x Release channel. Tested using macOS Mojave.
@Wickiot thanks for sharing steps to reproduce.
Still can’t reproduce using above steps in the current release version in
Win 11 x64withAuto playblocked inbrave://settings/content/autoplay.I can confirm this is still an issue. OS: Windows 10 1903 brave Version 1.12.112 Chromium: 84.0.4147.125 (Official Build) (64-bit)
autoplay not blocked even in private window and may include sound
Tested on both Windows 10 and Linux - Manjaro (physically different machines);
Both Global Autoplay blocking and site specific autoplay blocking havent worked for me at all, on any site i have been to on either win or linux.
Have tried different combinations of both global and site specific autoplay blocking without luck. Also tried a fresh profile, no luck.
Here’s another site. It seems to popup/open the video after a small delay, but there’s no reason that Brave shouldn’t be able to block playback:
https://www.laptopmag.com/news/ps5-price-release-date-and-more-possibly-revealed-by-leaker
It’s worth noting that Edge can and does block the playback on this page when it is set to “Limit”.
I’m seeing this on Kinja sites - deadspin.com, lifehacker.com, etc. The videos that autoplay are “Recent Videos” and “Featured Videos”. Examples:
Recent Videos https://deadspin.com/nikola-jokic-lulled-hassan-whiteside-to-sleep-1839326493
Scroll down a bit more:
Featured Videos https://deadspin.com/
+1 https://community.brave.com/t/thehill-com-autoplay-wont-block/84453/4
+1 https://community.brave.com/t/how-do-i-block-video-autoplay-on-tomshardware-com/73820/2?u=mattches
+1 https://community.brave.com/t/how-do-i-block-video-autoplay-on-tomshardware-com/73820?u=mattches