Video Background Play Fix

Some sites may not work with Firefox for Android video background play feature. This add-on provides a quick fix by blocking the Page Visibility API and the Fullscreen API.

Total ratings

4.45 (Rating count: 1,352)

Review summary

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Pros
  • Works great for background playback on YouTube
  • Allows listening to audio without needing to switch to desktop mode
  • Effective in providing benefits similar to YouTube Premium at no cost
  • Consistently reliable over the years
Cons
  • Audio crackling at speeds higher than 1x in recent Firefox versions
  • Sound issues when the screen is off
  • Background play does not work well with certain websites like Pornhub
Most mentioned
  • Audio crackling issue
  • Background play functionality
  • Convenience compared to desktop mode
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User reviews

Recent rating average: 4.30
All time rating average: 4.45
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Date Author Rating Comment
2025-03-15 Firefox user 18660983 Ich bin sehr zufrieden. Toller Service
2025-03-13 Odd "Prank" Yensid
2025-03-10 Firefox user 18876364
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2025-03-04 szabson88
2025-03-02 Astro The extension works great, makes it so much easier. I dont have to set youtube to desktop site anymore.
2025-02-27 Firefox user 18855928
2025-02-25 Vector Crab Fantasic extension; unfortunately Firefox versions 135.0+ make the audio crackle when the video speed is higher than 1x, but that's not something extension developers can fix. Hopefully the Firefox devs will actually do something about it soon.
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