1775534 - When the user mutes a BBC video in PiP and closes it, he cannot reactivate sound from the main window/player

Status: NEW

(Toolkit :: Picture-in-Picture, defect)

Description

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1759192 +++

Note

• When the user launches a BBC video in PiP, then mutes it from PiP controls and closes it (or unPiPs), he will notice that the sound can not be reactivated from the main window/player.

Found in

• Nightly v99.0a1

Affected versions

• Nightly v103.0a1

Affected platforms

• Confirmed on Windows 10 and Mac 11

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch browser.
2. Load BBC
3. Play a video
   (https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/julienne)
4. PiP
5. Mute in PiP
6. Close the PiP window or unPiP
7. Attempt to unmute from the man window/player.

Expected result

• The user can unmute the video from the main player.

Actual result

• The user cannot unmute the video from the main player. Only by reopening the PiP and unmuting from there.

Regression range

• Not a recent regression.

Additional notes

• Another scenario would be: If the user plays a BBC video, mutes from the main window/player and then launches PiP, he will notice that he cannot unmute the sound from the PiP (appears to be unmuted).

Comment 1

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

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