mynoise.net - Audio no longer plays while browser is in background

[webcompat-bot]

URL: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/tinRoofRainNoiseGenerator.php

Browser / Version: Firefox Mobile 79.0
Operating System: Android
Tested Another Browser: Yes Other

Problem type: Something else
Description: audio stops playing when you navigate away from Firefox
Steps to Reproduce:
audio stops playing when you switch to another app. on the prod release of Firefox mobile (68.10) audio and video continue playing when you switch.

Browser Configuration

• gfx.webrender.all: false
• gfx.webrender.blob-images: true
• gfx.webrender.enabled: false
• image.mem.shared: true
• buildID: 20200629163142
• channel: beta
• hasTouchScreen: true

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[softvision-oana-arbuzov]

Thanks for the report, I was able to reproduce the issue. The audio no longer plays while Firefox Preview is in background and there is no media notification not available on the tab Tray (mozilla-mobile/fenix#10740)

Note: The issue is not reproducible on Firefox Release and Chrome, the audio keeps playing while the browser is in background.

Tested with:
Browser / Version: Firefox Preview Nightly 200706 (🦎 80.0a1-20200702094606)
Operating System: Huawei P20 Lite (Android 8.0.0) - 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density), Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (Android 7.0) - 1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density)

Moving to Needsdiagnosis for further investigation.

[denschub]

This is technically a duplicate of mozilla-mobile/fenix#7369, and from reading the discussion on Bugzilla, I am confident that the generic solution will also address this site.