1813745 - Android 10 style media controls

Status: NEW

(Firefox for Android :: Media, enhancement)

Description

[Jeff Boek [:boek]]

From github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/24826.

Ive been using the nightly fork of firefox ever since youtube vanced died but the one feature id like for firefox to have is the android 10 style media controls. On android 10 apps it has been super useful to control the video without needing to go back into the app everytime. Im wondering if something like that can be added to firefox.

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Comment 1

[Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)]

My knowledge is that Fenix already provides media controls.

Comment 2

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

Thanks. I don't know what "Android 10 style" media controls are.

This Google blog post talks about Android 11 media controls in Android's Quick Settings panel. Is that the something different?

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/08/playing-nicely-with-media-controls.html

Comment 3

[08xjcec48]

See also: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/a/idc-p/6526. This discussion has screenshots comparing Firefox and Chrome.

Comment 4

[Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1813745#c3

This should be renamed to "Add media control buttons in notification tray on Android", because this isn't a feature of the OS. Instead, it's a feature of the provider, even if dependent upon OS support.