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Fixed auto-play on "YouTube" while backgrounded#62

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Fixed auto-play on "YouTube" while backgrounded and added a instant auto-play option that allows you to instantly continue to the next video.

Here's a screenshot of the new option:
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Resolves: #61

Fixed auto-play on "YouTube" while backgrounded and added a instant auto-play option that allows you to instantly continue to the next video.

Resolves: mozilla#61

Signed-off-by: Delusidude <mail@delusidude.com>
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So.. I've been testing your patch for two days now, yesterday it has been working fine (With instant auto-play on), today it is getting stuck again. Initially it did work though, after about 1 hour playtime it glitched and did not recover after a manual pause/resume

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FunkyFr3sh commented Nov 20, 2025

Edge canary does have the same problem with its Video Background Play feature - runs well in the background at first and stops working after 30-60 minutes.

Edit: canary stops just because of youtube's "are you still there" check - this wasn't visible on firefox

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Grian64 commented Dec 5, 2025

Is there a way to install this on an android device? I have "Install add-on from file" option enable on Firefox, but i can't seem to install this extension like i do on PC.

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Is there a way to install this on an android device? I have "Install add-on from file" option enable on Firefox, but i can't seem to install this extension like i do on PC.

I had to upload it to the store, then it got signed, then I downloaded it and installed it on android. Could upload my file if you don't know how to get it done.

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Grian64 commented Dec 5, 2025

Sure. I tried to do it myself but got stuck at the 'The "data_collection_permissions" property is missing' part. It would be a lot of help if you can upload your files.

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Sure. I tried to do it myself but got stuck at the 'The "data_collection_permissions" property is missing' part. It would be a lot of help if you can upload your files.

Yeah, I had the same issue...

Direct link to the store: https://addons.mozilla.org/android/downloads/file/4618911/583c7b9906bf4282b81d-1.8.1b.xpi

And in case the link doesn't work:
583c7b9906bf4282b81d-1.8.1b.zip

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Auto-play on "YouTube" while backgrounded is intermittent

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