Technical Issue Report: Automatic Media Pause on Mac OS Tahoe

Device: PC / Mac OS Tahoe

Browsers: Chrome

Media Platforms: Apple Music, YouTube, Netflix, 123 Music, 123 Movie, Dailymotion

Peripherals: Wireless headphones (battery 100%)

• Issue:Media automatically pauses across multiple platforms even with fully charged headphones.
• Disabling Chrome’s media-playback-while-not-visible flag does not fully fix the issue on some sites (e.g., 123 Movie).
• User unsure if iPhone is affected.

1. Cause:Chrome’s media-playback-while-not-visible policy pauses media in iframes or background tabs.
2. Some websites (123 Movie/Music) use iframes/scripts that override flag settings.
3. Headphones may trigger auto-pause if Mac OS temporarily suspends audio.

• Recommendations:Ensure Chrome flag is enabled and restarted 3 times.
• Try other browsers (Safari, Edge, Firefox) to check if Chrome-specific.
• Check headphone auto-pause settings in Mac OS/Bluetooth.
• iPhone likely unaffected unless headphones trigger auto-pause.
• For iframe-heavy sites, native HTML5 players or dev tools adjustments may help.

References:

• Chrome Flag Info
• Iframe Media Pause Docs