Closed Bug 1150647 Opened 9 years ago Closed 9 years ago

EME video won't play when Privacy > History setting is "Never Remember History"

Categories

(Core :: Audio/Video, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
Audio/Video
Platform:
x86
macOS
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: cpeterson, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

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... because IndexedDB isn't available in private browsing mode.
Component: Video/Audio → DOM: IndexedDB
This bug was about "Never Remember History", not specifically about IndexedDB or Private Browsing mode.
Oh, whoops. Read too quickly.

So what fails here?
Component: DOM: IndexedDB → Video/Audio
You were correct. The reason "Never Remember History" caused a problem was because the EME video player required IndexedDB, which is disabled by "Never Remember History".

Sorry for the wild goose chase!
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
Hrm... I don't think IndexedDB disables itself when that option is set yet...
The following IndexedDB test fails in "Never Remember History" mode:

http://html5labs.interoperabilitybridges.com/IndexedDBTest/CodeSnippets/samples.html
Oh, I see. "Never Remember History" is the same as saying "Always use Private Browsing Mode".

Created bug 1529008 as it would be nice to have a warning on our setting in the options to avoid this footgun.

See Also: → 1529008
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