Reviews for Video Background Play Fix
Video Background Play Fix by JanH
Review by Wade the Wilson
Rated 3 out of 5
by Wade the Wilson, a year ago《UPDATE #2》
I believe I have discovered the issue! So, as stated in the 1ˢᵗ 2 reviews below, the app works on SOME videos {+5☆}, but on OTHERS it gets cut off as the page reloads {-4☆}.
After some experimentation, I can now definitely confirm that this extension functions EXACTLY as advertised on any "normal" video/playlist (like when listening to a podcast, for example).
HOWEVER, for any video YouTube has flagged as MUSIC, it forces the browser to kill the tab, automatically reloading it when next you switch over to it.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, MY DEAR SWEET DEV-TEAM! I've officially located the issue for you. NOW, all you gotta do is fix it.
As for my review... since I've proven the Extension still has ~50% functionality... {+2☆}, bringing the current total up to a respectable 3☆.
That said, should you release an update solving the music issue, I'll GLADLY bumb that badboy back up to 5☆!
Lookin' forward to it.
《UPDATE #1》
Not sure what happened, or if it's just on certain videos, but it definitely started failing every 5-10 minutes...
As soon as you fix that issue, I'll change it back to 5☆ though!
(it's so weird, cuz it literally just worked like 14 hours ago...)
《ORIGINAL REVIEW》
Perfection. It does EXACTLY whst it says it'll do. YouTube/Mozilla keep putting out updates that makes it harder and harder to multitask or listen to videos, but THIS is the solution.
THANK YOU.
I believe I have discovered the issue! So, as stated in the 1ˢᵗ 2 reviews below, the app works on SOME videos {+5☆}, but on OTHERS it gets cut off as the page reloads {-4☆}.
After some experimentation, I can now definitely confirm that this extension functions EXACTLY as advertised on any "normal" video/playlist (like when listening to a podcast, for example).
HOWEVER, for any video YouTube has flagged as MUSIC, it forces the browser to kill the tab, automatically reloading it when next you switch over to it.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, MY DEAR SWEET DEV-TEAM! I've officially located the issue for you. NOW, all you gotta do is fix it.
As for my review... since I've proven the Extension still has ~50% functionality... {+2☆}, bringing the current total up to a respectable 3☆.
That said, should you release an update solving the music issue, I'll GLADLY bumb that badboy back up to 5☆!
Lookin' forward to it.
《UPDATE #1》
Not sure what happened, or if it's just on certain videos, but it definitely started failing every 5-10 minutes...
As soon as you fix that issue, I'll change it back to 5☆ though!
(it's so weird, cuz it literally just worked like 14 hours ago...)
《ORIGINAL REVIEW》
Perfection. It does EXACTLY whst it says it'll do. YouTube/Mozilla keep putting out updates that makes it harder and harder to multitask or listen to videos, but THIS is the solution.
THANK YOU.
Developer response
posted a year agoDoes this happen even if you open a new Youtube tab and then start playing back one single (longer) video, or only in conjunction with autoplay and/or playlists? There's a Firefox bug involving the latter (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1878115).
Also another thing: If you temporarily try disabling any kinds of battery optimisations and stuff like that (compare https://dontkillmyapp.com/) for Firefox – does that improve the situation in any way?
I've tried some eleven or twelve minute long "Category: Music" videos, and as long as I only play back one single video at a time (in order to avoid the above Firefox bug), everything worked fine on my phone.
Also another thing: If you temporarily try disabling any kinds of battery optimisations and stuff like that (compare https://dontkillmyapp.com/) for Firefox – does that improve the situation in any way?
I've tried some eleven or twelve minute long "Category: Music" videos, and as long as I only play back one single video at a time (in order to avoid the above Firefox bug), everything worked fine on my phone.
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- Rated 3 out of 5by Kleene, a month agoAllows me to turn my screen off and the video will keep playing, but then after a random amount of time it will pause, and when I go back into the tab the whole page reloads usually causing me to loose my place. Probably unrelated to this app, but this app does not really did the usability of YouTube for me.
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Firefox.Nightiy-139.0a1@Android 15.0 - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18396110, a month agoAndroid:
PnP quit working
comments on yt no longer show up
when try to play in the background it stops in about 30 sec, then, when I go back to the browser it forces a reload losing my place
Please fix. - Rated 5 out of 5by Brodiachiy, 2 months agoТо, что нужно для мобильного телефона, чтобы не мучиться подбирая режимы просмотра!!!
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ПРОСТО ОГРОМНОЕ СПАСИБО ЗА ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ! - Rated 5 out of 5by Iruku Kagika, 2 months ago
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- Rated 3 out of 5by Jag, 2 months agoJust recently mini player For Picture-in-Picture stop working ,the audio is still playing (only if you exit completely ),it was great extension, if fix ill change my review to 5 star
Thanks so much - Rated 1 out of 5by Favian, 2 months agoWhen it works 5/5! But the miniplayer has stopped working, it pauses the video and won't let it play and backs out of the screen so that nothing can actually be seen in the small view
- Rated 3 out of 5by Blaze, 2 months agoThis used to work really well for everything, but for the last few days at least whenever I use picture-in-picture for youtube the video immediately stops. Still works for everything else, and I can play without video though so that's good.