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Hi there! I have been having trouble with Firefox continuing to autoplay videos even with preferences set to "Block Audio and Video.". Skiptomaincontent Switchlanguage Skiptosearch SearchSupport Search Home SupportForums Firefox Firefoxblockautoplaynotworking,... Search QuestionTools Getemailupdates Getemailupdates whenanybodyreplies. whenasolutionisfound. Cancel Subscribetofeed Tags desktop Firefox72.0 Linux privacy-and-security QuestionDetails Product: Firefox Topic: Privacyandsecuritysettings SystemDetails: LinuxMint Firefox72.0 Moresystemdetails AdditionalSystemDetails InstalledPlug-ins ShockwaveFlash32.0r0 Application UserAgent:Mozilla/5.0(X11;Ubuntu;Linuxx86_64;rv:72.0)Gecko/20100101Firefox/72.0 Seealso AlloworblockmediaautoplayinFirefoxisaffectingoneofmyadd-ons AutoplaySettingcan'tmakeexceptions AutoplayblockingnotworkingforJWPlayer Fixcommonaudioandvideoissues AlloworblockmediaautoplayinFirefox WhattodoifFirefoxwon'tplayanysounds Avoidsupportscams.Wewillneveraskyoutocallortextaphonenumberorsharepersonalinformation.Pleasereportsuspiciousactivityusingthe“ReportAbuse”option. LearnMore Thisthreadwasarchived. Pleaseaskanewquestionifyouneedhelp. Firefoxblockautoplaynotworking,preferencesareshowing"BlockAudioandVideo" 11 replies 8 havethisproblem 6654 views Lastreplyby astralbodybutterfly 1yearago GuyManSir657438 1/23/20,1:28PM moreoptions Quote Hithere! IhavebeenhavingtroublewithFirefoxcontinuingtoautoplayvideosevenwithpreferencessetto"BlockAudioandVideo." IfIgototwitter.comorelsewhereFirefoxwillshowthatautoplayisdisabled,butvideoswillautoplaywithnoaudio.Iwouldjustliketogetthisfeatureworkingasautoplayingvideosareincrediblyannoying! Thanksforanyhelp! Firefox72.0.1 Hithere! IhavebeenhavingtroublewithFirefoxcontinuingtoautoplayvideosevenwithpreferencessetto"BlockAudioandVideo." IfIgototwitter.comorelsewhereFirefoxwillshowthatautoplayisdisabled,butvideoswillautoplaywithnoaudio.Iwouldjustliketogetthisfeatureworkingasautoplayingvideosareincrediblyannoying! Thanksforanyhelp! Firefox72.0.1 Chosensolution Youcanlookattheseprefsontheabout:configpagetoseeifthesevaluesworkforyou. media.autoplay.default=5[0:allow;1:blockAudible;5:blockAll] media.autoplay.allow-extension-background-pages=false media.autoplay.block-event.enabled=true media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=false Foruser-gestures-neededyoucantryfalseandtruetoseewhatworksforyou. SeealsomyreplyfurtherdownforFirefox78. InFirefox78media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=truehasbeenreplacedbymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=1Ifthisisn'tworkingthentrymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=2 Readthisanswerincontext 👍5 AllReplies(11) cor-el Top10Contributor Moderator 1/23/20,2:18PM moreoptions Quote ChosenSolution Youcanlookattheseprefsontheabout:configpagetoseeifthesevaluesworkforyou. media.autoplay.default=5[0:allow;1:blockAudible;5:blockAll] media.autoplay.allow-extension-background-pages=false media.autoplay.block-event.enabled=true media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=false Foruser-gestures-neededyoucantryfalseandtruetoseewhatworksforyou. SeealsomyreplyfurtherdownforFirefox78. InFirefox78media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=truehasbeenreplacedbymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=1Ifthisisn'tworkingthentrymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=2 Youcanlookattheseprefsontheabout:configpagetoseeifthesevaluesworkforyou. *media.autoplay.default=5[0:allow;1:blockAudible;5:blockAll] *media.autoplay.allow-extension-background-pages=false *media.autoplay.block-event.enabled=true *media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=false Foruser-gestures-neededyoucantryfalseandtruetoseewhatworksforyou. ---- SeealsomyreplyfurtherdownforFirefox78. InFirefox78media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=truehasbeenreplacedbymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=1
Ifthisisn'tworkingthentrymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=2 ModifiedJuly20,2020at12:17:20AMPDTbycor-el GuyManSir657438 Questionowner 1/23/20,2:57PM moreoptions Quote Settingshavebeenchangedandareworkingforallmedia.Thankyousomuch! Settingshavebeenchangedandareworkingforallmedia.Thankyousomuch! ModifiedJanuary23,2020at2:57:18PMPSTbyGuyManSir657438 SunnyBkk 5/15/20,4:36AM moreoptions Quote Thisisnotworking,videosisstillstartingautomaticallyonBloombergandmanyothersites. Thisisnotworking,videosisstillstartingautomaticallyonBloombergandmanyothersites. YaYaTurre 5/20/20,11:45PM moreoptions Quote Ihavehadthisproblemforalongtime.Previously,Imadethesuggestedchangesinsideofabout:config.Thisworkedtoblocktheautoplayofvideos,butitultimatelypreventedtheplayingofvideoswhenIactuallyclickedonthembecauseIwantedthemtoplay.IhaverecentlyRefreshedFirefoxhopingtoresetallofmytweakswithinabout:config,andnowIambacktotheoriginalproblemofblockautoplaynotworking. Furthermore,whyshoulditbenecessarytogointotheconfigsettingstofixthisproblem?Whyisn'titworkingasitshouldbyusingthestandardsettingsoptionunderPreferences? IloveFirefoxandwillcontinuetouseit,butthisisveryannoying.Thanksforanyhelp! Ihavehadthisproblemforalongtime.Previously,Imadethesuggestedchangesinsideofabout:config.Thisworkedtoblocktheautoplayofvideos,butitultimatelypreventedtheplayingofvideoswhenIactuallyclickedonthembecauseIwantedthemtoplay.IhaverecentlyRefreshedFirefoxhopingtoresetallofmytweakswithinabout:config,andnowIambacktotheoriginalproblemofblockautoplaynotworking. Furthermore,whyshoulditbenecessarytogointotheconfigsettingstofixthisproblem?Whyisn'titworkingasitshouldbyusingthestandardsettingsoptionunderPreferences? IloveFirefoxandwillcontinuetouseit,butthisisveryannoying.Thanksforanyhelp! firefox724 5/29/20,8:11PM moreoptions Quote I'malsohavingthisproblem.Outofthose4about:configflags,thisoneworked: media.autoplay.block-event.enabled=true whichmakessense.Thefirstonewasalreadysetto5,thesecondonehastodowithaddons(Idon'thaveanymaliciousaddonsinstalled),andthefourthone,Idon'tevenknowwhatusergesturesare. I'malsohavingthisproblem.Outofthose4about:configflags,thisoneworked: media.autoplay.block-event.enabled=true whichmakessense.Thefirstonewasalreadysetto5,thesecondonehastodowithaddons(Idon'thaveanymaliciousaddonsinstalled),andthefourthone,Idon'tevenknowwhatusergesturesare. z.ixa 6/23/20,12:08AM moreoptions Quote brilliant! thankyoucor-el! brilliant! thankyoucor-el! Mr.Tom4 6/27/20,9:13AM moreoptions Quote "BlockAudioandVideo"stilldoesn'tseemtoworkcorrectlyinv77.0.1. Ihaveitblockingaudioandvideo.IgotoTwitter,anditseemstoworkasit'snotautoplayingandthere'sabigbluecircleplaybutton. ButwhenIclickanywhereonthescreenthenscrollonenotchinanydirectionthevideostartsplaying.Icanevenscrollfartherdowntohidethevideo,clicktheemptysideofthepage,thenscrolluptothevideothenitstartsplaying. Andgetthis,evenwhenIclickthescrollbartogodownafewlines,thevideosstarplaying.Allvideosgointoautoplaymode.Ihaveallmyadd-onsdisabledtoo.IsthisaknownongoingbuginFirefoxtryingtoberesolved? I'lltrysomeoftheconfighacksabove,butwhyistheoptionthereinthefirstplaceifit'snotworkingcorrectly? EDIT:Ok,ItriedtheabovehacksandtheonlyoneIhadtochangewas: media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=false The.defaultsettingwasalready5duetotheSettingschange.Apparently"user-gestures"arecausingTwittertoautoplayeverythingwithonemouseclickanywhere.Maybethe"BlockAudioandVideo"permissionoptionshoulddisablethatoptionalongwith.default=5.Unlessallofthisisjustmyconfiguration. "BlockAudioandVideo"stilldoesn'tseemtoworkcorrectlyinv77.0.1. Ihaveitblockingaudioandvideo.IgotoTwitter,anditseemstoworkasit'snotautoplayingandthere'sabigbluecircleplaybutton. ButwhenIclickanywhereonthescreenthenscrollonenotchinanydirectionthevideostartsplaying.Icanevenscrollfartherdowntohidethevideo,clicktheemptysideofthepage,thenscrolluptothevideothenitstartsplaying. Andgetthis,evenwhenIclickthescrollbartogodownafewlines,thevideosstarplaying.Allvideosgointoautoplaymode.Ihaveallmyadd-onsdisabledtoo.IsthisaknownongoingbuginFirefoxtryingtoberesolved? I'lltrysomeoftheconfighacksabove,butwhyistheoptionthereinthefirstplaceifit'snotworkingcorrectly? '''EDIT''':Ok,ItriedtheabovehacksandtheonlyoneIhadtochangewas: *media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=false The.defaultsettingwasalready5duetotheSettingschange.Apparently"user-gestures"arecausingTwittertoautoplayeverythingwithonemouseclickanywhere.Maybethe"BlockAudioandVideo"permissionoptionshoulddisablethatoptionalongwith.default=5.Unlessallofthisisjustmyconfiguration. ModifiedJune27,2020at9:34:14AMPDTbyMr.Tom4 ebpatton 7/2/20,7:12AM moreoptions Quote "media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=false" Thisistheonlyonethathaseverworked,andFirefoxhasnowgottenridofit.Thisissounnecessarilycomplicated.What'sitsreplacement? "media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=false" Thisistheonlyonethathaseverworked,andFirefoxhasnowgottenridofit.Thisissounnecessarilycomplicated.What'sitsreplacement? cor-el Top10Contributor Moderator 7/2/20,8:37AM moreoptions Quote media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=truehasbeenreplacedbymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=1 Ifthisisn'tworkingthentrymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=2 Seealso: /questions/1293231BlockautoplaybeingignoredonFirefox78 Moreinfo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lkk37Vq8YhURxPL7UBVy0CuuZJU62PYQ/view media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed=truehasbeenreplacedbymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=1 Ifthisisn'tworkingthentrymedia.autoplay.blocking_policy=2 Seealso: *[/questions/1293231]BlockautoplaybeingignoredonFirefox78 Moreinfo: *https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lkk37Vq8YhURxPL7UBVy0CuuZJU62PYQ/view Mr.Tom4 7/2/20,9:34AM moreoptions Quote Yup.Thanks. media.autoplay.blocking_policy=2 Didthetrickagain.Itwasautosetat1forsomedumbreasoneventhoughgestures-neededwasfalse.SoitappearsPermissions->AutoplayGUIoptionisstillbrokesinceitdoesn'tmodifyblocking_policyalso. Yup.Thanks. '''media.autoplay.blocking_policy=2''' Didthetrickagain.Itwasautosetat'''1'''forsomedumbreasoneventhoughgestures-neededwasfalse.SoitappearsPermissions->AutoplayGUIoptionisstillbrokesinceitdoesn'tmodifyblocking_policyalso. astralbodybutterfly 7/19/20,11:46PM moreoptions Quote Justwantedtosaythankscorel.Itwouldautoplayonyoutubeifisingle-clicked.IfIopeninnewtab,Ihavetoclicktoplay.Anyway, media.autoplay.blocking_policywassetto0.Ichangeditto2.Works. Thanksforincludingtheinfoaswell. Justwantedtosaythankscorel.Itwouldautoplayonyoutubeifisingle-clicked.IfIopeninnewtab,Ihavetoclicktoplay.Anyway, media.autoplay.blocking_policywassetto0.Ichangeditto2.Works. Thanksforincludingtheinfoaswell.