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🐞When I minimize Firefox video restarts

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Description

Concise Description

Not sure if this is a feature but I don't see why it would be and I can't seem to find anything related.

When I minimize the firefox window my current playing video starts from the start.

Browser/s

Firefox

Other Browser:

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'Steps to reproduce' - Which of our features is required for the bug to happen?

play video. minimize browser

Since when?

since install of addon and browser, its a fresh windows install

Does the bug still happen when you log out of YouTube?

Yes

..No? Then please paste your yt.config_.EXPERIMENT_FLAGS. Twice (With the error & Without)

No response

Are any errors or related log-messages shown in the Browser-Console? (F12)

No response

Tested as the only active extension? (incognito mode or another browser users):

Yes

Expected preferred behavior:

not restarting

ImprovedTube Version

4.1350

Your Settings (From the Extension's -Hamburger menu > Settings > Backup & reset > Export settings)

{"ads":"block_all","below_player_pip":false,"hide_ai_summary":false,"hide_banner_ads":true,"hide_sponsored_videos_home":true,"lastDarkTheme":"dark","lastLightTheme":"default","mark_watched_videos":true,"player_color":"purple","player_quality":"highres","player_quality_without_focus":"hd1080","prevent_shorts_autoloop":true,"theme":"dark","track_watched_videos":true,"watched":{"MbFAknKIzVI":{"title":"(351) Adrien Brody | Blue Prince #41 - YouTube"},"vkeAZAI0pyE":{"title":"(351) T = C + D + V | Blue Prince #42 - YouTube"},"MGU8wWQkszE":{"title":"(352) League's Universe Explained For Arcane Fans - YouTube"},"-DuOZjTIbbQ":{"title":"(352) Riot Just Changed League's Entire Lore - YouTube"},"m-Ek361d2Co":{"title":"(352) The Hidden Details of Arcane 2 - Act 2 - YouTube"},"W09_BrnAZxA":{"title":"(352) Riot Just Changed League's Entire Lore - YouTube"},"q95m6LQ7MZQ":{"title":"(352) Riot's MMO is NOT Dead... - YouTube"},"Z1uVfyVu5Nk":{"title":"(352) IT'S TIME. - YouTube"},"dX_F8cRi7-E":{"title":"(352) TOO SMART FOR MY OWN GOOD | Blue Prince - YouTube"},"o7CHV8Osx-M":{"title":"(352) Buckshot Roulette: MULTIPLAYER MODE - YouTube"},"PCAMTLSRHOk":{"title":"(353) A Game About Digging a Hole - YouTube"},"5c5ajNxndIo":{"title":"(353) The Closing Shift - YouTube"},"IhJyhHLcByQ":{"title":"YouTube"}}}

Your YouTube-Document

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OS / Device:

windows 11

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Firefox on Windows 11 with ImprovedTube 4.1350, using the listed settings and steps: play a video, then minimize the browser. Check the browser console while investigating the extension's video playback behavior. Done means minimizing Firefox no longer restarts the currently playing video.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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