[Suggestion]Option to auto-mute background music if a game application has focus

[boyBlender]

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This is a "gaming" browser, so it would be nice to not have to manually toggle the background music when switching back and forth between my game and browsing the internet (especially if the game audio mutes itself when not in focus).

Obviously it delves into user privacy by using system API calls to monitor other processes on the computer (which is what Discord already does), so any option that monitors for game applications having focus would have to clearly state what it does and note that it does not store or track any information (linking to the privacy policy). It would just need to check the foreground process name against a list of known game application processes. That way, clicking away from Opera GX into Discord, for example, wouldn't mute background music, but switching to Marvel Rivals or Final Fantasy XIV would auto-mute.

Alternatively, the suggestion of having an option to toggle background music when Opera GX loses focus would work nicely and probably be a lot simpler, since it would also work when switching to applications other than games that also play audio (like Audacity).

I just like having the background music on, but I always forget to manually turn it on/off when I switch to/from my games (in addition to being a bit tedious). It would be nice to be able to enjoy background music without having to think about it.