quality switches to 360 when tab inactive firefox

Ok so drops to 360 when inactive, that sounds sensible

and when you return it goes back to 1080

that also seems fine

Not sure what problem you are having ?

Ok so drops to 360 when inactive, that sounds sensible and when you return it goes back to 1080 that also seems fine Not sure what problem you are having ?

Switching quality takes 3-5 seconds. It's annoying. The Disable Page Visibility addon helped me. I'd like to fix this problem without addons.

Ah that sounds like the actual site is coded in a way that observes the visibility of its elements and conserves resources when nothing's in foreground. I'd also agree that's a feature.

And apparently when you need to avoid that for your workflow you've found the right cure: an addon.

You might wanna get some more info from Twitch support, as they'd be better equipped to answer questions about why or how their site behaves this way.

Ah that sounds like the actual site is coded in a way that observes the visibility of its elements and conserves resources when nothing's in foreground. I'd also agree that's a feature. And apparently when you need to avoid that for your workflow you've found the right cure: an addon. You might wanna get some more info from Twitch support, as they'd be better equipped to answer questions about why or how their site behaves this way.

This isn't just a Twitch issue. Other streaming video sites have similar problems. I checked Chrome and Microsoft Edge, and they have the same issue. It's possible the issue is with Windows 11, but I haven't found a solution yet other than add-ons.

I think they're just using some web platform functionality to achieve that deliberately: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Page_Visibility_API

It looks like you're right. Only add-ons can help.