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Media Controls

Firefox for Android gives you lots of options for playing video and audio on your phone, including background playback and auto-play settings.

Firefox for Android gives you lots of options for playing video and audio on your phone, including background playback, picture-in-picture support and auto-play settings. __TOC__ =Picture-in-picture mode= Picture-in-picture mode lets you continue watching a video from a website while visiting other tabs. You can even continue watching the video while using other apps. #Start the video and switch to full-screen mode. #While the video is playing, press the home button on your phone. The video will resize and you'll be able to view it while using other sites or apps. {note}'''Don't see a home button?''' If your phone doesn't have a device home button, swipe up while the video is playing to access the on-screen home button. '''Device settings:''' If this feature doesn't work, check your device settings to make sure you've allowed picture-in-picture mode in Firefox. {/note} =Disable video autoplay= {for m86} If Firefox blocks the autoplay of a video on a site, you will see a blue dot on the lock icon in the address bar. ;[[Image:FenixBlockAutoplay]] Tap this icon to change view the settings for that site. Click '''Block audio and video''' and select the option for autoplay you want to use. ;[[Image:FenixChangeAutoplay]] {/for} You can visit '''Settings''' to change autoplay settings to Firefox for Android from automatically playing videos/audio when you visit a website. This helps you save battery life too. # [[Template:menupreview]] # Tap '''Settings'''. # Tap '''Site permissions'''. # Tap '''Autoplay'''. # Choose your preferred option: #*'''Block audio and video on cellular data only:''' Audio and video will still autoplay on Wi-Fi. #*'''Block audio only:''' Video will autoplay without sound. #*'''Block audio and video:''' Prevents autoplay of both audio and video. =Change autoplay settings for specific websites= You can change site permissions to allow video autoplay only in your trusted websites. # Tap '''Settings'''. # Tap '''Site permissions'''. #Tap '''Exceptions''' #Tap the name of the website to see its current permissions and to make changes. <!-- Insert screenshot --> =Listen to videos in the background= If you minimize Firefox while playing video/audio, it will continue to play in the background, so you can multitask on your phone. {note}Firefox will pause playback for audio or videos that are open in your private tabs when you minimize it.{/note} =Control media playback through your notifications panel= When you play a video or audio, controls will appear in your notifications panel so you can control playback there -- without having to open Firefox. =See and stop noisy tabs= Your Open Tabs section in the Firefox for Android home screen will show you whether or not any tabs are playing audio or video, along with a pause button, so you can stop playing it without opening the page.