Stopping Autoplay or mute options

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by A Former User

Is there an option anywhere to block videos from autoplaying or at the very least the ability to mute audio?
Thanks.

Latest version of Opera for Android running on Pixel2, OS9 latest patch (4/5/19)

[jojo0587]

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[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

Sadly, the lack of this ability was enough for me to remove the browser and try something else. All it takes is one site to blast one of their unwanted videos and it's enough to me to not use the browser. At least with the other browsers there is an option to mute the sound. Hopefully, this feature will be added at some point.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Any examples of sites where this happens? Here videos usually don't autoplay or play without audio.

Chromium doesn't allow media to autoplay with audio except in a few circumstances.

[srednadna]

srednadna @leocg last edited by

@leocg I see this on multiple sites like www.vg.no and www.dagbladet.no.
Audio does not start automatically but any other media player I am listening to gets paused. And the notification bar shows some media info from Opera.
Eg listening to Spotify, going to this page: https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/zGl6RO/skal-ha-blitt-advart-om-kirkeangrep-av-utenlandsk-etterretningstjeneste

Then Spotify gets paused when scrolling on the page.

Not an issue on Chrome.