Google Chrome It stands out as the most popular browser in the world with a market share of nearly 60%. Google developers regularly add new features to Chrome like in-browser ad blocker. Since the beta of version 64, Google Chrome also offers to mute videos on autoplay.
Google Chrome 66 will block autoplay videos that play audio
As of version 66, Google Chrome will be able to completely prevent autoplay videos from playing if there is a sound. You will no longer have to search for long minutes between open tabs on your computer to find the video running in the background.
Videos are only allowed to play automatically if they are muted. Google Chrome will indeed separate videos with sound from videos without sound. In the case of a silent video, autoplay will only be activated if it meets certain criteria: your smartphone screen if you have already clicked on the site, watched a video from this site or added this web page to the home page. With these restrictions, Google Chrome blocks most of the unwanted videos.
In the latest news, The final version of Google Chrome 66 is expected to be released in the coming weeks. If you want to test Chrome 66 already, the beta version is available for download from the web. What do you expect from this 66th iteration of Google Chrome?
