Few things are more annoying when channel-surf the internet than some random video autoplaying in one of your 10,000 open tabs . gratefully , Firefox users will finally be able to automatically disable autoplay starting next calendar month .
According to Mozilla , the feature will go live on March 19 , onceFirefox 66 launcheson both desktop and Android . With the update , Firefox will block any audible autoplay sound recording or video on a fresh opened site . Muted autoplay will still be allowed , and if you actually want autoplay to oeuvre — WHY????—you could tap an icon that will look in the URL streak . you may also keep autoplay ( seriously though , why ? ? ) if you ’ve previously granted a camera or mike permission on that site , like for internet browser - based video conferencing . ( Okay , nevermind . I guess that one micturate sense . )
These features are already available on other browsers , likeGoogle Chrome , Safari , andMicrosoft Edge . It ’s curious that it ’s taken Mozilla this long , but hey — well late than never .
“ Blocking auto - play is just one step in our plan to reduce substance abuser annoyance and to point internet site to plan an experience that esteem user alternative , ” a Mozilla voice told Gizmodo in an email . “ There are many smaller , often local , sites that do not have the resource to quick develop that can be greatly impact by a modification like this . We wanted to take the clip to hit out to partners and implement more front end drug user restraint before rolling this feature out . ”
[ TechCrunch , Mozilla ]
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