🐞Playback speed isn't always being set properly in new tabs.

[Eyevou]

Concise Description

I typically watch videos at 2x speed (force speed, no music override) and have recently been having problems with the videos starting to play at normal speed when switching to a new tab with the video I want to watch. It doesn't seem to be happening every time tho.

The best way I've found to reproduce this bug is to open a video in a separate tab, switch to another tab, close the browser, load the current tab, switch to the old tab.

I wish there was a way to more reliably reproduce this bug but it seems to be spastic at best.

Browser/s

Firefox

Other Browser:

No response

'Steps to reproduce' - Which of our features is required for the bug to happen?

open a video in a separate tab, switch to another tab, close the browser, load the current tab, switch to the old tab

Since when?

For the past week or so, I believe

Does the bug still happen when you log out of YouTube?

None

..No? Then please paste your yt.config_.EXPERIMENT_FLAGS. Twice (With the error & Without)

No response

Are any errors or related log-messages shown in the Browser-Console? (F12)

No response

Tested as the only active extension? (incognito mode or another browser users):

None

Expected preferred behavior:

Always playing at 2x speed

ImprovedTube Version

4.1096

Your Settings (From the Extension's ⋮-Hamburger menu > Settings > Backup & reset > Export settings)

improvedtube.json

Your YouTube-Document

No response

OS / Device:

Windows 11 23H2 (22631.4169)

[2mustange]

I have also encountered this, where playback speed settings don't overwrite whats on a new tab.

[ImprovedTube]

Welcome back! @Eyevou
Thanks @2mustange
Only new tabs and only Firefox?
Whats the prevalence of the bug for tabs opened in the foreground; in the background; restored tabs?

[2mustange]

Only new tabs and only Firefox?

Yes,, on Firefox

Whats the prevalence of the bug for tabs opened in the foreground; in the background; restored tabs?

I have noticed this mostly in embedded videos. For example i open up a reddit thread that is linking to a video. When expanding the player the embedded video stays at normal speed

[Eyevou]

Welcome back! @Eyevou Thanks @2mustange Only new tabs and only Firefox? Whats the prevalence of the bug for tabs opened in the foreground; in the background; restored tabs?

It's mostly on videos that were loaded but in the background but loaded again after a full close/restore of the browser session then focused. As for @2mustange 's "embedded videos" comment I never really expect the addon to effect those videos so I'm not sure, since they've never set speed for me.

I only use firefox so I wouldn't know if it also happens with chromium-based browsers, sorry.

[Eyevou]

Here is a video of the bug I'm encountering, notice the playback speed after relaunching the browser on the second and third tab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVfiXv3re_g