1478108 - Slack prompts for autoplay access

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Audio/Video: Playback, enhancement, P3)

Description

[(no longer active)]

Attachment: Screenshot

See the screenshot.

Getting these prompts for very short audio clips (the kind that Slack plays) is very suboptimal.  It would be nice to detect short audio streams, if it is possible, and exempt them from showing these prompts...

Comment 1

[Chris Pearce [:cpearce (Not reading bugmail)]]

We probably want to allow autoplay on sites that have desktop-notification permissions.

Comment 2

[(no longer active)]

Yes, that would be a good idea, and in my case it would have caused me to not see this permission prompt!

Comment 3

[Justin Dolske [:Dolske]]

I'd worry a little bit about putting users in the spot where they can't allow notifications but not autoplay. Social media sites (FB/Twitter) come to mind. But maybe granting notifications could just automatically grant autoplay too. Same net effect, but the user can disable it afterwards?

Also, seems like this is only useful as an optimization for existing sites used by existing Firefox users? At least, I'd assume the autoplay permission prompt would virtually always be encountered before a notification prompt, for a user visiting a new site.

I originally noted the Slack case on, uhh, Slack just because the prompt's wording seems a bit confusing when there's no obvious "media" on the page...

Comment 4

[Chris Pearce [:cpearce (Not reading bugmail)]]

We talked about this at the block autoplay work week, and decided to not do anything here. It's not obviously good to assume that sites with desktop-notifications should be able to autoplay arbitrary media.

Comment 5

[(no longer active)]

I worry that not addressing this will cause user outrage when this feature hits the release channel...  I don't think any user will find our current behavior on these types of websites helpful.  :-(

Comment 6

[Nils Ohlmeier [:drno]]

Since we no longer shipping a prompt I believe this is no longer relevant (the result will now be that the sounds are not audible). Feel free the re-open if you think it's still a problem.