V 6.6 | Audio in BackGround Tabs

LarsScholz

On YouTube.com when I click on a video, it loads in the same tab and starts playing the video, so far so good. But if I middle-click to load the video in a new tab, it loads the video in a new tab but does NOT start it playing as soon I click on the tab... before the latest update, it did play the video. Bug or Settings problem?
Vivaldi Version 6.6.3271.45

DoctorG

@LarsScholz Works for me 6.6.3271.45 Win 11 23H2.

Check if a extension causes this on your side.

omniomi

I am experiencing the same issue (6.6.3271.45 (Stable channel) (64-bit)). Some oddities though:

Does not persist in a different profile
Persists in incognito
Persists with extensions all disabled
Persists after resetting all website permissions

So it's something profile specific, triggered by the update it seems, but isn't extension or website permission related.

EDIT: see next comment. The second profile may have been a fluke. It's now also broken as are brand new profiles.

omniomi

Not sure if a coincidence but I was comparing settings and the only real difference was I had "hangouts" disabled in the profile that wasn't working. I disabled it in the profile that was working and restarted and it broke in that profile; However, I reenabled it and it didn't fix it.

Also checked and it persists as an issue in guest windows as well.

EDIT: I think the fact it was working in the second profile at first was the oddity. I just created a fresh profile and it's broken from the get go.

EDIT 2: No issues in the latest version of Chrome (122.0.6261.71 (Official Build) (64-bit))

EDIT 3: Final edit, doesn't matter if signed in to YouTube or not. So it's not a site side setting.

saudiqbal

Same with me on both Linux and Windows.

gefXJrAywO99tqZTzEIa

when open a new tab by using mouse middle button that always mute the new tab

vivaldi version：6.6.3271.45 (Stable channel) （64 bit）

when i open a link with mouse left button,then Jump to new tab and not mute,but when i open a link with mouse middle button(actually is mouse wheel) so i still at origin tab,then i switch to the new tab and the tab is muted always.

for example, when i use youtube website ,I am used to open many link use middle mouse button but i don't need to switch immediately, for the video, i have to swith to the new tab and click open button, for youtube live, i need to cancel mute.

and some tabs are muted but other tabs are not.

for example：

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfCdSY3rD_s is needed play Manually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyPHzmVFc1w&t=2s is autoplay and no need play Manually
https://www.twitch.tv/kyo1984123 for example,for live website, that is always muted

the Incognito window is same.

that is strange.

here is my config

and i found

https://www.reddit.com/r/vivaldibrowser/comments/yybd0s/new_tabs_are_automuting_and_i_dont_know_why/

but is not effective for me.

and the chrome(122.0.6261.69 64 bit) is ok

i want to know is this a new feature? because I feel last vivaldi version is no such phenomenon. if it is, can give me a choice or a switch to disable or enable this feature?

thanks.

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gefXJrAywO99tqZTzEIa

after my test,6.5.3206.63 (Stable channel) （64 bit） is ok,and is the last available version

Zalex108

@gefXJrAywO99tqZTzEIa

Hi,
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Have you tried that on a Clean Profile?

Start with the Basic Desktop Troubleshooting Steps.

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