YouTube - Idle Watching

YouTube - Idle Watching

Gets rid of the annoying "Video paused, Continue watching?" popup.

What is YouTube - Idle Watching?
YouTube - Idle Watching is a Firefox add-on that automatically clicks the 'Yes' button on the 'Video paused, Continue watching?' popup. Save time and avoid interruptions while watching YouTube videos.
Merlin
Stats
By: Kivan
Users: 150 ▲ 1
Rating: 5.00 (2)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2019-02-06)
Creation date: 2019-02-06
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 6.68K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This is for you if you don't like manually clicking on the "Yes" button, and prefer that an extension will do that for you.

The extension is open source, it is literally a 10-line javascript code: https://github.com/vaknin/keep-playing

User reviews
I installed it and the other tab that was paused INSTANTLY unpaused on finishing. I will update my review if this stops working. March/10/2024.
by Ikeypoo, 2024-03-10
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Safety
Risk impact

YouTube - Idle Watching is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install YouTube - Idle Watching if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

YouTube - Idle Watching has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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