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[–] mutual_ayed@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Can we not autoplay videos please?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It doesn't autoplay for me. What Lemmy client are you using?

[–] Cantaloupe877@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Same, and I'm using a Firefox based browser.

[+] mutual_ayed@sh.itjust.works -10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Web browser.

Please change your link. This is an autism comm. People have AV sensitivities.

Edit: to clarify please remove the embed link in your post as it auto plays for those using browser who want to read or make comments. Keep the article so people can discuss it's merits if they choose.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry but if you don't like autoplay, it's your responsibility to disable that on your device. Here's how to do it in firefox:

Open Firefox.
Go to Settings:
- Click the menu button (three horizontal lines in the top-right).
- Select Settings (or Preferences on macOS/Linux).
In the left sidebar, select Privacy & Security.
Scroll down to the Permissions section.
Next to Autoplay, click Settings.
Change the dropdown at the top to Block Audio and Video.
Click Save Changes.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This hasn't been working for me for some time in Firefox for Android.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I just followed those steps and it worked perfectly on the OP link. Then I switched it back and got autoplay again.

The path on android is hamburger menu > settings > privacy and security > site settings > autoplay

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yup, I know where it is.
I have also cleared exceptions list, cleared cache, reinstalled, but it still bugs out and this video still autoplays for me.
I might try the nightly build ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sheesh, sounds like you did all the basic troubleshooting already. Are you signing into a profile? Maybe it's importing a setting from that

I also ran the nightly for quite a while because I needed access to about:config and they've been locking it down for a while now. You can't even open a local html file on firefox mobile anymore. I don't really understand why they're moving backwards.

Anyway if you find a solution, I'd love to hear how you fixed it

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So, I tried Nightly and it doesn't autoplay, but instead pops up the download file confirmation window which isn't much better.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just tried nightly too and I'm not getting that, what file is it trying to download?

I do have a second video ad halfway down the screen that autoplays against my permissions. Installing ublock origin fixes that problem. Are you running ublock? Which video was auto playing for you? Ads really wont care what your settings are, but that's why we block them entirely.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nightly tries to download a file named master.m3u8 which is a Playlist for the actual video that plays.
(I'm talking about the embedded video right here in this page, not when following the link.)

And yes uBlock Origin everywhere all the time, otherwise browsing is simply a pain.

Weirdly, Firefox doesn't autoplay if I reload the page, but if I follow a link here (like from the replies page) it does.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

I'm sorry but I'm not changing the entire post for a single user

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Block all JavaScript. I know, it's annoying to manually allow-list scripts but the alternative is more annoying.

My top tools are NoScript for Firefox mobile, uMatrix for Firefox desktop.