Chrome muzzles auto-play audio
Chrome will automatically silence any auto-played audio until that tab is explicitly brought to the foreground, a Google evangelist said Wednesday.
The sound deferment is a continuation of a move Google initiated almost two years ago, when it was the first browser maker to mark audio-playing tabs so that users can spot which website broke the silence.
"Google Chrome will now defer playback of auto-play media until the tab is foregrounded in the latest Dev Channel," said François Beaufort, a Google technology evangelist who specializes in Chrome, on Google+. "This means no more 'Where's that sound coming from?'-moments when an ad, for instance, decides to auto-play in a tab you've specifically opened in the background."
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