# Video Background Play Fix

> Some sites may not work with Firefox for Android video background play feature. This add-on provides a quick fix by blocking the Page Visibility API and the Fullscreen API.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-background-play-fix](https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-background-play-fix)

## Overview

- **ID:** `video-background-play-fix`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** JanH
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 223,590
- **Weekly downloads:** 280
- **Rating:** 4.46 / 5 (1,538 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-12-03
- **First published:** 2017-05-03
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/video-background-play-fix/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/mozilla/video-bg-play/issues](https://github.com/mozilla/video-bg-play/issues)

## Description

## Video Background Play Fix

This Chrome extension addresses video background play issues encountered on Firefox for Android. Certain websites may restrict video playback when the browser detects page visibility changes or fullscreen mode exits. This add-on provides a quick and effective solution by blocking the Page Visibility API and the Fullscreen API, ensuring continuous video playback.

Currently, the extension supports popular video platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo, preventing playback from stopping when exiting fullscreen on Vimeo and maintaining uninterrupted videos on YouTube. Enhance your browsing and video watching experience on mobile devices with this handy fix.

## Rankings

- #73 — Overall
- #4 — Games & Entertainment
- #5 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #1 — background
- #1 — hd backgrounds
- #1 — play

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.youtube-nocookie.com`
- `*.vimeo.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Very low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com, vimeo.com
- This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.

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## Review summary

Video Background Play Fix is generally reliable and very useful for playing audio or video in the background, including when the screen is off or the user switches apps. Users praise its usefulness and broad compatibility, with several reports that it works right away. The main drawbacks are occasional random stopping and the absence of a built-in lock-screen pause/unpause control.

### Pros

- Enables background playback of video or audio, including when the screen is locked or the user switches to another app.
- Generally reliable and works well for most users.
- Very useful and necessary for listening to audio from many sites without keeping the screen on.
- Widely compatible with sites and usable in setups with blockers (e.g., UBlock Origin) to continue playback while locked or in the background.

### Cons

- Playback sometimes stops randomly after varying durations, disrupting listening.
- Lacks a lock-screen playback control to pause/unpause by pressing play while the screen is locked.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-background-play-fix)