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It doesn't look like it works on mobile though.
by fessa 10y ago
It doesn't look like it works on mobile though.
- andreapaiola 10y agoIt's a feature :D
- andybak 10y agoHmmm. You can't assume the desirability of background video always correlates to use of a mobile OS. It correlates more strongly to related factors such as connection speed, battery vs AC power and CPU speed. My laptop tethered and away from mains probably doesn't want background video. A docked high-end tablet probably does.
- evan_ 10y agoPossible use case for the Battery Status API: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Battery_Status_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Battery_Sta...
- ecesena 10y agoDoes it require clicking for permission? I hope no, otherwise it would defeat the purpose...
- pdkl95 10y agoIf websites cannot act responsibly and make video and/or audio click-to-play[1], they are going to be added to the killfile. "Adblockers" are also useful for blocking annoyances[2], not just ads. [1] or some other opt-in user option [2] e.g. https://github.com/easylist/easylist/blob/master/fanboy-addon/fanboy_annoyance_general_hide.txt https://github.com/easylist/easylist/blob/master/fanboy-addo...
- torgoguys 10y agoGrandparent comment may refer to basically never wanting such video (which is my preference). In other words, the "feature" of the implementation being broken on mobile should also be ported to desktops.
- taf2 10y agoOne thing I like on mobile instead is to load a few key frames at a fixed interval.
- binarydreams 10y agoAlmost not possible to control atm with current APIs
- binarydreams 10y agoThe demo works on mobile but ya not entirely responsive in a lot of cases. Will be done soon.
- untog 10y agoIt likely can't - videos are enforced as tap-to-play on iPhones, no matter what. Which is good in most ways, but also means that people are converting videos into hugely bandwidth-wasting GIFs instead. I'd rather videos be "tap for sound" and autoplay at this point.