I have noticed for quite some time now that the audio volume of videos starts off muted and I have to unmute it every time. What could this be due to?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/85490/volume-slides-under-videosRSS for NodeMon, 13 Jul 2026 01:39:13 GMTSat, 05 Jul 2025 20:34:05 GMT60@SiMcarD78 That's one reason for videos to never start automatically.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/389184https://forums.opera.com/post/389184Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:58:20 GMT@leocg But it's absurd. Videos often start without sound, and I have to start over because I miss a word.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/389169https://forums.opera.com/post/389169Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:21:49 GMT@SiMcarD78 Yep, it may depend on the site. Many will start videos with audio turned off to (try to)bypass Chromium autoplay policy.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388765https://forums.opera.com/post/388765Sun, 06 Jul 2025 23:46:44 GMT@leocg So it depends on the site? It's been happening more and more lately. Is everyone adjusting?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388760https://forums.opera.com/post/388760Sun, 06 Jul 2025 20:12:17 GMT@SiMcarD78 Tried the video on https://www.gazzetta.it/Formula-1/06-07-2025/f1-silverstone-leclerc-strategia-sbagliata-colpa-mia-le-parole-di-vasseur.shtml and it started with audio turned off both in Opera and Chrome.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388758https://forums.opera.com/post/388758Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:29:51 GMT@leocg On this site https://www.gazzetta.it/ the videos volume is not muted but is about at 1%.
On Instagram Reels are always muted

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388754https://forums.opera.com/post/388754Sun, 06 Jul 2025 15:23:09 GMT@SiMcarD78 Any examples? It doesn't seem to happen here.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388726https://forums.opera.com/post/388726Sat, 05 Jul 2025 22:00:21 GMT