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Video Background Play Fix by JanH

Some sites may not work with Firefox for Android video background play feature. This add-on provides a quick fix by blocking the Page Visibility API and the Fullscreen API.

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About this extension
ATTENTION: With the new Firefox on Android (Firefox 79 and newer), background playback only properly works starting from Firefox 82.

The following pages are currently supported:
  • Youtube
  • Vimeo (don't stop playback when existing fullscreen)
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Permissions

This add-on needs to:

  • Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
  • Access your data for sites in the youtube-nocookie.com domain
  • Access your data for sites in the vimeo.com domain
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Version
1.5.1
Size
11.65 KB
Last updated
5 months ago (Aug 22, 2020)
License
MIT/X11 License
Version History
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Release notes for 1.5.1
Version bump for addons.mozilla.org – no code changes.
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