microsoft / microsoft/pxt-microbit

Safari mute button appears in Firefox

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browser-compat help wanted P2
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Description

Describe the bug
As briefly mentioned in:

The mute button that had to be added to safari has started appearing (unnecessarily) in Firefox as well.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to https://makecode.microbit.org/beta on Firefox
  2. Create a project and add a block to play a sound
  3. The unmute button should be on top of the simualtor

Expected behavior
No mute button to be rendered and the simulator to play sound automatically.

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micro:bit version (please complete the following information):
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Desktop (please complete the following information):
macOS 13 firefox v126

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue at https://makecode.microbit.org/beta in Firefox on macOS by creating a project and adding a sound block. Trace the simulator's mute-button rendering and browser-specific behavior; done when Firefox plays sound automatically without rendering the mute button, while Safari retains the required control.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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