Recently, random audio has started loading when I open or activate tabs in my browser
I haven't started using any new add-ons and can't think of any other recent changes I've made, but in the last few days random audio will load when I open a new tab in Firefox or select/reload one that's already been open. Its usually music, though occasionally sounds like an ad. It's not coming from a program like Spotify because if I click the speaker icon on the tab it mutes the audio. I have found that if I let it run then after up to a few minutes it usually stops. But if I go away from the tab and return it starts again. So far it has been in English, Spanish, and what sounds like an Asian language. I have run antivirus software, restarted Firefox, rebooted the computer... I'm just not sure what to look for to resolve this. Any ideas? Thank you, and have a great day! Allen
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Hello Allen again,
Uninstall browser and reinstall.
Download firefox latest version official website.
Your problem is easy to resolved
Regards,
Arman
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hello goanddo,
STEP: 1
Clear all cookies, site data and cache
- Click the 3 horizontal lines top right on the browser screen and select Options.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Cookies and Site Data section.
- Click the Clear Data… button. The Clear Data dialog will appear. ...
- Click Clear.
STEP: 2
- Click the 3 horizontal lines top right on the browser screen and select Options.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel.
- Scroll down to the Permissions section.
- Block websites from automatically playing sound is the default setting. When check-marked, media autoplay is blocked by default.
i hope to resolve your problem then reply back to me.
Thank you and Regards,
Arman khan
ARMAN KHAN said
hello goanddo, STEP: 1 Clear all cookies, site data and cacheSTEP: 2
- Click the 3 horizontal lines top right on the browser screen and select Options.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Cookies and Site Data section.
- Click the Clear Data… button. The Clear Data dialog will appear. ...
- Click Clear.
i hope to resolve your problem then reply back to me. Thank you and Regards, Arman khan
- Click the 3 horizontal lines top right on the browser screen and select Options.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel.
- Scroll down to the Permissions section.
- Block websites from automatically playing sound is the default setting. When check-marked, media autoplay is blocked by default.
Thank you for your assistance! I did STEP 1 and in STEP 2 sound is already blocked from playing automatically. But shortly after I did that I opened a new tab and it started playing music. I could attach sound files but I don't know if that would help. They sound to be from all around the world, with even more languages now than I listed before. Thank you again for your reply! Allen
தீர்வு தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது
Hello Allen again,
Uninstall browser and reinstall.
Download firefox latest version official website.
Your problem is easy to resolved
Regards,
Arman
ARMAN KHAN said
Hello Allen again, Uninstall browser and reinstall. Download firefox latest version official website. Your problem is easy to resolved Regards, Arman
Hello Arman, Thank you again for your help! This suggestion DID resolve the problem of multiple audio streams randomly playing on Firefox tabs. One odd thing, however, is that my backup .jsonlz4 files will not make Firefox open with the 18 windows and 500+ tabs that I had open before un-/re-installing Firefox. Worse-case scenario, I go through the file and re-open each tab individually, unless someone has further input on this. It's nice not having to deal with that audio though, thank you! Allen