Chrome will intelligently block the automatic playback of videos with sound

Automatic video playback can become one of the most annoying things on the net today, especially for users who need to focus for work reasons. Google has noted the problem, and Chrome will automatically block autoplay of videos in the browser.

Chrome updates to block automatic video playback intelligently based on user habits

In a blog post, Google said that Chrome will analyze the user's browsing history and habits, to determine where autoplay videos should be blocked, and where the user might not want such a thing to happen. If you don't have browsing history, Chrome will allow automatic playback on more than 1, 000 sites, where it is seen that the highest percentage of visitors plays sound media.

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As the user browses the web, the list changes as Chrome learns of the user's habits, and allows automatic playback on sites, where the user in question plays the media with sound, during most of your visits, and disables it on sites where it does not. In this way, Chrome offers a personalized and predictable browsing experience.

While it sounds like an interesting addition, users may be skeptical that Chrome will review their browsing habits. This new feature should already be available in a Chrome browser update, so interested users should check for updates if they haven't already.

What do you think of this new measure taken by Google in Chrome? Are you worried that the browser studies and analyzes the history of websites you have visited frequently and your activity on them?

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