FreeTubeApp / FreeTubeApp/FreeTube

[Bug]: paused videos unpause automatically when screen wakes up

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Description

### Guidelines

- [x] I have encountered this bug in the [latest release of FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/releases).
- [x] I have encountered this bug in the [official downloads of FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube#official-downloads). **The only official downloads are from the [https://freetubeapp.io](https://freetubeapp.io/#download) website, the [FreeTubeApp/FreeTube GitHub repository](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/releases) and the [io.freetubeapp.FreeTube flatpak](https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.freetubeapp.FreeTube) from Flathub.**
- [x] I have [searched the issue tracker for **open and closed** issues](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/issues?q=is%3Aissue+sort%3Arelevance-desc) that are similar to the bug report I want to file, without success.
- [x] I have searched the [documentation](https://docs.freetubeapp.io/) for information that matches the description of the bug I want to file, without success.
- [x] This issue contains only one bug.
- [x] I have read and agree to follow the [rules](https://docs.freetubeapp.io/community/rules/).

### Describe the bug

when i pause a video and close my laptop/the screen goes to sleep, the video is unpaused when i wake the screen up. this also happens when the screen is locked, and i can hear the audio playing while on the password screen.

occasionally unpauses randomly when the window is just open in the background, but i havent been able to replicate it or figure out what makes it do that.

### Expected Behavior

paused videos stay paused until theyre manually unpaused.

### Issue Labels

usability issue

### FreeTube Version

v0.25.0

### Operating System Version

macOS Monterey 12.7.6

### Installation Method

.dmg

### Primary API used

Local API

### Last Known Working FreeTube Version (If Any)

_No response_

### Upload screenshots or videos

_No response_

### Additional Information

_No response_

### Nightly Build

- [ ] I have encountered this bug in the latest **official** [nightly build](https://docs.freetubeapp.io/development/nightly-builds), do not check this box if you are using an unofficial or custom build.

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Research direction

Reproduce on macOS Monterey 12.7.6 using the v0.25.0 .dmg, first checking behavior when a paused video is followed by sleep or lock. Trace the playback response to screen wake or unlock and verify that paused videos remain paused; also note whether the background-window case can be reproduced.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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