[Fix] Chrome playing YouTube audio in the background

Chrome playing YouTube audio in the background: Audio autoplay on websites can be a blessing and a curse. On one hand, it’s great to have music or other audio automatically start playing when you open a website or article. On the other hand, it can be really annoying if you’re trying to read something and the audio starts blaring out of nowhere. If you’re someone who falls into the latter category, there’s good news: there’s a way to stop audio from auto-playing in Chrome. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to do just that.

How to stop Chrome from playing audio in the background

If you’re using Google Chrome and find that it’s playing audio in the background even when you’ve closed out of all your tabs, there’s a simple fix. Just follow the steps below:

1. Open up Chrome and type “chrome://flags” into the omnibox at the top.
2. Hit Enter and you’ll be taken to a page with a bunch of different options. Scroll down until you see the flag labeled “Disable tab discarding”.
3. Click on the box next to that flag and select “Enabled” from the drop-down menu.
4. Relaunch Chrome and audio should no longer play in the background!

Chrome playing YouTube audio in the background
Chrome playing YouTube audio in the background

FIX 1: Disable Extensions

If you’re noticing that Chrome is playing YouTube audio in the background even when you’re not actively using the browser, it’s likely because you have an extension installed that is causing this behavior. The good news is that there are a couple of easy fixes that should take care of the problem.

Disable Extensions
Disable Extensions

The first fix is to simply disable any extensions that you have installed in Chrome. To do this, click on the three dots in the upper-right corner of the browser and select “More Tools > Extensions.” This will open up a new tab with a list of all the extensions you have installed. Simply toggle the switch to “Off” for any extension that you want to disable. Once you’ve disabled all of the offending extensions, close out of the tab and check to see if YouTube audio is still playing in the background.

If disabling your extensions doesn’t fix the problem, or if you can’t figure out which extension is causing the issue, then your next best bet is to try resetting Chrome to its default settings. This will remove all of your extensions, customizations, and settings – so be sure to backup anything important before proceeding. To reset Chrome, click on the three dots in the upper-right corner once again and select “Settings.” Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Advanced > Reset.” Confirm that you want to reset Chrome and wait for the process to complete. Once it’s finished, restart Chrome and check to see if the YouTube audio is still being played in the background or not.

Alternatively, you can also Copy and paste the below-given URL in your chrome URL bar

chrome://extensions/
Now toggle all extensions you want to.

FIX 2: Delete Cache and Data

If you’re still having issues with audio playing in the background after completing the first fix, try deleting your cache and data. This will reset your app to its default state, which may resolve the issue.

Delete Cache and Data
Delete Cache and Data

To delete your cache and data:

1. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps.
2. Scroll down and tap on Chrome.
3. Tap Storage > Clear Cache > Clear Data.
4. Restart your device and try opening a YouTube video in Chrome again.

Using PC?

Just Copy paste the below given url in your Chrome browser:

chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
Ctrl+Shift+Del can also be used to open Data Cache settings!
Just Clear Everything and Check if its working or not !

FIX 3: Tweak Site’s Sound Behaviour

If you’re using Chrome and find that YouTube audio is playing in the background even when you’ve closed the tab or window, there are a few things you can do to fix the issue.

First, try pausing and unpausing the video. This sometimes helps to reset things so that the audio will stop playing in the background.

If that doesn’t work, try reloading the page. Sometimes a simple refresh can fix whatever glitch is causing the audio to play in the background.

If those two options don’t work, there’s one last thing you can try. Go into your Chrome settings and under “Site Settings,” find “Sound.” Here, you can toggle off the option to allow sites to play sound by default. This should prevent any audio from playing in the background, even if you have a tab or window open

You can Also Use the Below given url to Directly access the Site Sound Behavior tab, Just toggle between settings and check which one is working perfectly for you !

chrome://settings/content/sound

How to disable autoplay on YouTube

If you’re like me, you probably get annoyed when you open a new tab in Chrome and YouTube starts playing audio in the background. Here’s how to disable autoplay on YouTube so that doesn’t happen anymore.

1. Open Chrome and go to youtube.com.

2. Click on the three dots in the top right corner of the screen and select “Settings.”

3. Under “Playback,” toggle off the setting for “Autoplay.”

That’s it! You’ve now successfully disabled autoplay on YouTube.

How to block media on websites

If you’re like me, you sometimes open a YouTube video in Chrome and then switch to another tab or window. Then, you forget all about the video playing in the background, only to be alerted by the sudden sound of ads when they start playing. Or maybe you just don’t want any audio playing from sites like YouTube or SoundCloud unless you’re actively using them. In either case, there’s a simple fix.

Just head to chrome://flags/#enable-tab-audio-muting in Chrome and enable the “Enable tab audio muting UI control” option. This adds a little speaker icon to your tabs, which you can click to mute or unmute audio from that tab. You can also right-click on a tab and select “Mute site” or “Pin tab” from the context menu.

Now, when you open a media-heavy website like YouTube or SoundCloud, you can easily mute it with a click so it doesn’t play audio in the background anymore. No more forgetting about videos playing in tabs, and no more unwanted audio interruptions!

How to stop sites from playing sound

If you’re like me, you often have music playing in the background while you’re working. And if you use Google Chrome as your web browser, you may have noticed that it will sometimes start playing audio from a site like YouTube even if you don’t have that site open.

There’s a simple fix for this. Just go to Chrome’s settings and under the “Site Settings” tab, find the “Sound” setting and change it to “Block”.

Now sites like YouTube won’t be able to play audio in the background without your permission.

Alternatives to Chrome

If you’re fed up with Chrome playing YouTube audio in the background, there are a few alternatives you can try.

One option is to use a different browser all together. Firefox and Safari are both good options that won’t play YouTube audio in the background (unless you specifically tell them to).

Another option is to use a plugin or extension to block the behavior. For Chrome, there’s the Stop Autoplay extension which will prevent any audio from playing automatically. For Firefox, there’s the StopTube add-on which does the same thing.

Finally, you could just disable autoplay entirely in YouTube. Go to your account settings and under “Playback”, set “Autoplay” to “Off”. This will prevent any video from automatically playing, not just in the background.

Conclusion

We hope this article helped you fix the problem of Chrome playing YouTube audio in the background. If you still have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave us a comment down below.

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