1841090 - "Popout Player" option fails to continue playing the stream at twitch.tv

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Web Compatibility :: Site Reports, defect, P3)

Description

[Raul Bucata]

Attachment: 20230629_173827.mp4

Environment:
Operating System: Windows 10 PRO x64
Firefox version: Firefox Nightly 116.0a1 (2023-06-27) (64-bit)

Preconditions:
Clean profile

Steps to reproduce:

1. Navigate to: https://www.twitch.tv/
2. Select a stream and open it in fullscreen mode.
3. Left-click on the gear icon ("Settings") from the video action bar.
4. Select the "Popout Player" option.
5. Observe the result.

Expected Behavior:
The stream is opened in a new window tab and continues to play.

Actual Behavior:
The stream stops and the newly opened window tab si not present in front.

Notes:

1. Reproducible regardless of the status of ETP.
2. Reproducible on the latest build of Firefox Nightly and Release.
3. Works as expected using Chrome.
4. The stream is opened in a new window tab in the background and can be observed if the browser is closed/minimized.
5. Reproduces if the video is not opened in fullscreen mode.

Comment 1

[Raul Bucata]

Verified this issue and could not reproduce it on Firefox versions 122 and 124.

Tested with:

Browser / Version: Firefox Release 122.0 (64-bit)/ Firefox Nightly 124.0a1 (2024-01-27) (64-bit)
Operating System: Windows 10 PRO x64