Advertisement Though it was originally scheduled to debut in Chrome 64, Google has finally launched its anticipated auto-mute feature in Chrome 66.By that, we mean that your browseronce you upgradewill automatically prevent sites from playing loud, annoying videos without your consent.
If a video is muted by default from the publisher, itll play; if it isnt, Chrome only prevents it from blasting noise while youre trying to browse. If a publisher has done that annoying thing where they sticky a video to the bottom of your browser window (or a sidebar on the site), youll still see it. If you click or tap anywhere within the sites domain, youll start to get videos with sound. To borrow Googles example: LocalNewsSite.com has both text and video content. Most people enter the site through the homepage and then click on the news articles. Autoplay on the news article pages would be allowed because of user interaction with the domain. However, care should be taken to make sure users arent surprised by autoplaying content. Media Autoplay Chrome Code VOTEAIR IfGO Media may get a commission Air by Bellesa 79 at Bellesa Boutique Use the promo code VOTEAIR If youre using the mobile version of Chrome, adding a website to your home screen will allow it to autoplay videos with sound. And if youre browsing on the desktop, Google will also use a slightly more complicated algorithm to figure out if youve engaged with the site enough to trigger unmuted autoplay: The Media Engagement Index measures an individuals propensity to consume media on a site. Chromes current approach is a ratio of visits to significant media playback events per origin: Consumption of the media (audiovideo) must be greater than 7 seconds; Audio must be present and unmuted; Tab with video is active; Size of the video (in px) must be greater than 200x140. From that, Chrome calculates a media engagement score which is highest on sites where media is played on a regular basis. When it is high enough, media playback is allowed to autoplay on desktop only. Advertisement You can check your Media Engagement Index at this address. To reset which sites Chrome allows to autoplay videos with sound, clear your browsers Cookies and Site Data (Settings Advanced Privacy and Security Clear browsing data). David Murphy Posts Email Twitter David Murphy is Lifehackers Senior Technology Editor. He has geeked out writing for The New York Times, Wirecutter, PC Magazine, Reviewed, Computer Shopper, and PCWorld. Share This Story Get our newsletter Subscribe More from Lifehacker Make a Memory Quilt From Your Kids Baby Clothes Is It Safe to Take Expired Drugs What to Do if Youre Intimidated at Your Polling Site How to Find Your Local and External IP Address DISCUSSION pt0701 41818 2:33PM On Firefox, enter about:config into the address bar, click past the warning, and search for autoplay in the search bar, and doubleclick to turn media.autoplay.enabled to false See all replies.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |