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Yes, actually! Well, it does require you to install an extension[0], but it can be done. [0]: <https://github.com/mozilla/video-bg-play https://github.com/moz

by sham1 5mo ago

Yes, actually! Well, it does require you to install an extension[0], but it can be done. [0]: <https://github.com/mozilla/video-bg-play https://github.com/mozilla/video-bg-play>

sevenzero 5mo ago
Thats good to know, but I am a "out of the box" person. I never want to have to manually install extensions as thats just more stuff to remember when setting up a new machine. Yea thats a me problem, but still.
- kioleanu 5mo ago
  You want to have your cake and eat it too, I think the best solution in your case is paying for youtube
  - sevenzero 5mo ago
    Or I just keep using brave and not pay for the biggest media corpo that just passed Disney in revenue.
    - Fnoord 5mo ago
      Was Brave pre-installed on your computer or did you remember to install it?
- input_sh 5mo ago
  It used to support it out-of-the-box as well, but it's technically against YouTube's ToS to allow this without paying for a premium, so now you need this as an extra hoop.
  - robin_reala 5mo ago
    Why should a browser be policing YouTube’s ToS for them?
    - input_sh 5mo ago
      Wouldn't know, as I have never been in charge of one, but I imagine Google having the power to make your browser completely irrelevant would be a pretty strong incentive.
    - Aachen 5mo ago
      Agreed, this sounds strange indeed. Much more likely is that Google found a reliable way to detect the screen status using a standard feature and Mozilla just implements the standard neutrally
- Aachen 5mo ago
  You don't install software on your machines that didn't come pre-installed/configured?
  - chneu 4mo ago
    They're literally asking for a paid YouTube feature to be free "out of the box". Lol wild.
    - sevenzero 4mo ago
      Nah I want general media playback in the background. Doesn't matter if its Youtube or any other platform. I dont want giga corpos to monetize my attention. Youtube does well enough from ads anyway ;)

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Yes, actually! Well, it does require you to install an extension[0], but it can be done. [0]: <https://github.com/mozilla/video-bg-play https://github.com/moz

by sham1 5mo ago

Yes, actually! Well, it does require you to install an extension[0], but it can be done. [0]: <https://github.com/mozilla/video-bg-play https://github.com/mozilla/video-bg-play>

sevenzero 5mo ago
Thats good to know, but I am a "out of the box" person. I never want to have to manually install extensions as thats just more stuff to remember when setting up a new machine. Yea thats a me problem, but still.
- kioleanu 5mo ago
  You want to have your cake and eat it too, I think the best solution in your case is paying for youtube
  - sevenzero 5mo ago
    Or I just keep using brave and not pay for the biggest media corpo that just passed Disney in revenue.
    - Fnoord 5mo ago
      Was Brave pre-installed on your computer or did you remember to install it?
- input_sh 5mo ago
  It used to support it out-of-the-box as well, but it's technically against YouTube's ToS to allow this without paying for a premium, so now you need this as an extra hoop.
  - robin_reala 5mo ago
    Why should a browser be policing YouTube’s ToS for them?
    - input_sh 5mo ago
      Wouldn't know, as I have never been in charge of one, but I imagine Google having the power to make your browser completely irrelevant would be a pretty strong incentive.
    - Aachen 5mo ago
      Agreed, this sounds strange indeed. Much more likely is that Google found a reliable way to detect the screen status using a standard feature and Mozilla just implements the standard neutrally
- Aachen 5mo ago
  You don't install software on your machines that didn't come pre-installed/configured?
  - chneu 4mo ago
    They're literally asking for a paid YouTube feature to be free "out of the box". Lol wild.
    - sevenzero 4mo ago
      Nah I want general media playback in the background. Doesn't matter if its Youtube or any other platform. I dont want giga corpos to monetize my attention. Youtube does well enough from ads anyway ;)