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🐞"Force video to play from the beginning" does not work in Firefox 151.0.3.

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Description

Concise Description

"Force video to play from the beginning" does not work in Firefox 151.0.3.

Browser/s

Firefox

Other Browser:

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

1.Open a YouTube video that was previously watched partway through. 2.Disable "Force video to play from the beginning". 3.Re-enable "Force video to play from the beginning". 4.The video starts playing from the beginning instead of resuming from the previously watched position.

Since when?

I'm not sure.

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)

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

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

No

Expected preferred behavior:

When "Force video to play from the beginning" is enabled, videos should always start playing from the beginning, regardless of any previously watched position.

ImprovedTube Version

4.2027

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

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Your YouTube-Document

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OS / Device:

Windows 10

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Research direction

Start by locating the implementation of the “Force video to play from the beginning” setting and the Firefox-specific video playback handling. Reproduce the reported toggle sequence in Firefox and clarify whether the expected result is resuming the saved position or starting at the beginning; done means the setting behaves consistently with that clarified expectation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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