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Extension to Fix YT Background Play (microsoftedge.microsoft.com)
3 points by carlosj 140 days ago
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carlosj 140 days ago
Unlike Samsung Internet and Brave, this extension kept working amid the recent YouTube changes. The extension works for any website. Switching tabs / apps keeps the audio of media playing in the background.

Available on iOS via Safari and Microsoft Edge. Available on Android via Edge, Firefox, Yandex, Kiwi Lemur and other firefox/chromium browser supporting extensions.

https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/keepbackpl...

https://apps.apple.com/app/keep-back-play/id6755731215

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/keep-back-play%40ap...

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/keep-back-play/ojhb...

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podlp 140 days ago
How do sites stop background playback? I’m guessing there’s more than just FocusEvent on the window.
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carlosj 138 days ago
The extension tackles two problems:

1) it deals with the browser normally pausing any media when you switch tabs/apps

2) it tells websites they are still in the foreground

To prevent any potential side-effects. These changes only apply when you start playing media on a website.

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