# Disable Page Visibility API (Android compatible)

> Firefox add-on to disable the Page Visibility API. This prevents e.g. video conferencing systems from tracking whether you are currently in another window.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/disable\_page\_visibility\_api](https://chrome-stats.com/d/disable_page_visibility_api)

## Overview

- **ID:** `disable_page_visibility_api`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** futpib
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 60
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-04
- **First published:** 2022-03-26
- **Size:** 62 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disable_page_visibility_api/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/futpib/disable-page-visibility-api](https://github.com/futpib/disable-page-visibility-api)

## Description

Disable Page Visibility API (Android compatible) is a Firefox add-on that disables the Page Visibility API for all webpages. It prevents websites like Twitch and YouTube from pausing video playback in background tabs. This add-on works on Firefox for Android and is useful to save energy by pausing video or other processing in the background.

## Rankings

- #14,755 — Overall
- #6 — visibility
- #32 — android
- #52 — disable
- #161 — compare
- #212 — company

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/disable_page_visibility_api)