[Solved]"Delay loading of background tabs" stopped working

[mackopu]

mackopu last edited by leocg

It must have changed very recently.

Before, if I opened YouTube links in background tabs, they didn't load until I clicked them.

Now they all load/play immediately.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @mackopu last edited by

@mackopu Not happening here, YouTube videos only start playing when I go to tab with them.

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mackopu @leocg last edited by

@leocg Weird, I dont recall doing any changes in my settings. Version 60.0.3255.170

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @mackopu last edited by

@mackopu Check if changing opera://flags/#autoplay-policy makes any difference.

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mackopu @leocg last edited by mackopu

@leocg It did not, but it seems some aspect of the browser behavior has changed in this regard..

I need to correct myself, tabs will indeed still not auto-load if I manually open them in the background.

But they will auto-load/play if I let the website/script open them.

You can try it here at http://text2url.wz.sk (allowing "pop-ups" from this address) with pasting couple of YouTube urls in the box and using "Otvoriť všetky" (Open all).

I randomly tested some <60 version, (58.0.3135.90) and it works as expected there (only active tab will load/play, when opened this way).

I am not sure what changed and when.

If someone can point me to an exact version, changelog entry or setting to alter this behavior, pls do.

Thanks

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @mackopu last edited by

@mackopu I've tried with two links and only one started playing because it was opened in foreground. The second one remained standing until I opened the tab.

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mackopu @leocg last edited by

@leocg Weird, thats how it is supposed to work. What version was that exactly?

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mackopu last edited by

Problem seems to have went away after updating from 60.0.3255.170 to 62.0.3331.18.