[New post] Latest Chrome Dev build now keeps media from autoplaying in background tabs

Stephen Hall posted: "Background audio from a video or ad that starts playing in a tab you're not using is arguably one of the most annoying experiences in modern web browsing. Slowly but surely, web browsers have started to recognize this annoyance and the Chrome team has bee" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Latest Chrome Dev build now keeps media from autoplaying in background tabs by Stephen Hall Background audio from a video or ad that starts playing in a tab you're not using is arguably one of the most annoying experiences in modern web browsing. Slowly but surely, web browsers have started to recognize this annoyance and the Chrome team has been one of the best at introducing solutions. Chrome has an icon telling you which tab is playing the audio, recent builds of Chrome let you mute these annoying tabs with a single click, and now Google's browser is introducing another feature: Backgrounded tabs will no longer autoplay media at all until you bring them into the foreground. Hallelujah. Read more of this post Stephen Hall | August 26, 2015 at 9:58 am | Tags: ads, Android, background, Chrome, Google, tabs, update | Categories: Chrome/OS | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-utB Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/08/26/latest-chrome-dev-build-now-keeps-media-from-autoplaying-in-background-tabs/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com