Block Autoplay Tracking

Overview

In order to enhance web browser users' experience, provide user an option to block video autoplay is definitely a good approach.

Main Members

Media Engineers: Alastor Wu

EM: Blake Wu

PM: Cindy Hsiang

UX designer: Bryant Mao

FE Engineers:

EPM: Francis Lee

Scope

V1 UX spec

Block Autoplay V1 Bug list

Live search result on Bugzilla

Triage needed bug list

Full Query

ID	Summary	Status	Target milestone	Priority	Resolution	Assigned to	Qa contact
1336400	Remove HTMLMediaElement::mozAutoplayEnabled	RESOLVED	mozilla59	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1382574	Implement new autoplay policy for the pref "media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed"	RESOLVED	mozilla59	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1415444	Add a flag to know whether the website has been interacted by specific user gestures	RESOLVED	mozilla59	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1415478	Muted media can always be autoplay when turn on the pref "media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed"	RESOLVED	mozilla59	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1419349	Stop delaying autoplay when the pref "media.autoplay.enabled" is false	RESOLVED	mozilla59	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1421518	Add an automation test for new autoplay policy	RESOLVED	mozilla59	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1428722	Autoplay permission in not transfered correctly from a child frame to a different domain top frame	VERIFIED	mozilla59	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1453862	Log to web console when autoplay blocked	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1466926	allow extension background script to autoplay by the pref "media.autoplay.allow-extension-backgroundscripts"	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1474430	Doorhanger should disappear when user ignore it and directly play video	RESOLVED	---	--	DUPLICATE	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1475099	[Shield] Opt-Out Study: Block Autoplay, Release 63	RESOLVED	---	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1476701	Add a new way for the extension script to get the information which is about the amount of autoplay media top-domain	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1477415	Autoplay is blocked even on standalone top level audio/video document	VERIFIED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1477767	Assertion failure: Request::mDisconnected, at src/obj-firefox/dist/include/mozilla/MozPromise.h:456	RESOLVED	mozilla64	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1478946	Autoplay doorhanger prompt does not show on http://viu.tv	RESOLVED	---	P2	INVALID	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1479589	Add custom telemetry ping which would be sent from blocking autoplay shield-study extension	RESOLVED	---	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1480281	Add debug log for blocking autoplay	RESOLVED	mozilla63	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1480484	Add telemetry probe for measuring the amount of the blocked autoplay without audio track	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1480738	Iframe with audio URL autoplays	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1482259	Add Telemetry to know the proportion of silent part in the whole audio track	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1483703	Don't block the autoplay media element without audio track	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1485160	Add AudibleAutoplayChild actor	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1485189	No one dispatches MozAutoplayMediaBlocked event	RESOLVED	mozilla63	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1487844	Flip block autoplay prefs to turn the feature on	RESOLVED	mozilla66	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1489278	Show doorhanger when web audio is trying to autoplay	RESOLVED	mozilla64	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1493027	Access permissions without creating MediaManager	RESOLVED	mozilla64	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1494144	correct the autoplay result in autoplay log	RESOLVED	mozilla64	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1499803	Collect media Telemetry Scalar in Release version	RESOLVED	mozilla64	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1502046	Remove temporary autoplay permission when navtigate to other page	RESOLVED	---	P3	WONTFIX	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1509933	Use transient user activation as the default way to detect if the action is an user-input for `click-to-play`	RESOLVED	mozilla78	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1511117	[meta] block autoplay for web audio	NEW	---	P3		Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1512283	Turn off doorhanger in Nightly	RESOLVED	mozilla65	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1512362	Should not allow video-without-audio-track to autoplay when pref "media.autoplay.allow-muted=false"	RESOLVED	mozilla66	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1513039	Remove doorhanger related codes	RESOLVED	mozilla66	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1513681	Show block-autoplay-icon when site is blocked globally	RESOLVED	Firefox 66	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1516482	Change the way to propagate user gesture activation flag in order to adapt the Fission model	RESOLVED	mozilla66	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1516598	Video blocked as autoplay, though playback attempt is manual	VERIFIED	mozilla67	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1519229	Propagate browsing contexts' user gesture activation flag among processes	RESOLVED	---	P2	DUPLICATE	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1520023	Remove the ability to delay autoplay media from AudioChannelService	NEW	---	P3		Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1520088	Sites' autoplay preference is overridden by global autoplay preference	VERIFIED	mozilla66	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1520361	Add Telemetry to know how people add site to the exception list	RESOLVED	mozilla66	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1520436	The "X "button tooltip from Site Information panel refers to the removed doorhanger	RESOLVED	---	P2	INVALID	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1520596	AutoplayPolicy incorrectly thinks we have 'autoplay-media' permission when we're sharing screen	NEW	---	P5		Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1520663	Enable user-gesture activation model on Fennec	RESOLVED	Firefox 66	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1520734	The Preview Videos from Netflix are not blocked from autoplay	RESOLVED	---	--	INVALID	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1520912	Remove 'mUserGestureActivated' flag from Document	RESOLVED	mozilla66	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1521947	Add Telemetry to know how ofter user change autoplay default setting	RESOLVED	mozilla66	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1522923	Turn off blocking autoplay on Beta	RESOLVED	mozilla67	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1523766	Extend blocking autoplay related Telemetry	RESOLVED	---	P2	WORKSFORME	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1525156	Add Telemetry to know how many autoplay media, which has been resumed from blocked, played more than 7 secs	RESOLVED	mozilla67	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1526355	Block autoplay icon disappears when changing tabs from the arcticmonkeys website	VERIFIED	Firefox 67	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]	Daniel Cicas [:dcicas], Release QA
1528696	Picture in Picture with `media.autoplay.allow-muted = false` does not play	RESOLVED	---	P1	WORKSFORME	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1530220	audio "autoplay after page interaction" ignores keyboard events	VERIFIED	mozilla67	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1531114	[meta] adapt blocking autoplay to the Fission model	RESOLVED	---	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1572939	user input on editable content didn't activate document to allow autoplay	RESOLVED	mozilla70	P2	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1652196	Renew autoplay related telemetry for web audio	RESOLVED	83 Branch	P3	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1674829	Video control should not listen to `MozNoControlsBlockedVideo`	RESOLVED	85 Branch	--	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1738727	Consider to improve the default blocking autoplay policy	NEW	---	P3		Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1746742	Allow pages to autoplay when pages grant the permissions for video conferencing when `media.autoplay.blocking_policy == 2`	REOPENED	---	P3		Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1748544	Enable browser_autoplay_policy_webRTC_permission.js.	RESOLVED	97 Branch	P1	FIXED	Alastor Wu [:alwu]
1813822	Discuss if we should remove `Transient user gesture activation` policy	NEW	---	--		Alastor Wu [:alwu]

61 Total; 6 Open (9.84%); 49 Resolved (80.33%); 6 Verified (9.84%);

Meeting minutes

• Block autoplay minutes