Chrome 66 beta will block automatic video playback

The beta version of Chrome 66 is now available. So we can already see some of the news that are coming soon to the Google browser. Among the news that will arrive is one that users have been waiting for a long time. Autoplay of videos will be blocked from now on.

Chrome 66 Beta will block automatic video playback

The arrival of Chrome version 64 brought the option to block the sound of entire domains for users. So this function seems to be a continuation of the previous one. Now the automatic video playback is finally finished.

The beta of Google Chrome 66

From now on, for the multimedia content to play in the browser, a series of criteria will have to be met. Some criteria that we already know. These are the criteria that will have to be met in Google Chrome 66:

• The content will play silently or has no sound (in case it plays) The content will be played if the user has previously clicked on the web If the user has frequently played content on the web it will be played then

In case any of them is met, then the automatic playback of videos will not be blocked. If not, then it will be blocked. In addition, it is not the only novelty that will reach the browser. Because it also reduces hangs that have been caused by third-party applications that inject code into the browser. For example extensions.

These new features are already in Chrome 66 beta. So it is expected that they will reach the browser in a stable way soon. Although no dates have been mentioned yet.

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