When I unmute a video by clicking the speaker icon on the video player itself, the tab in the tab bar then shows the muted (no speaker) icon. I have to unmute the video and also allow sound on the tab before I can hear anything.

1

When I unmute a video by clicking the speaker icon on the video player itself, the tab in the tab bar then shows the muted (no speaker) icon. I have to unmute the video and also allow sound on the tab before I can hear anything.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open a page with a video (e.g. YouTube or similar)
  2. Click the speaker icon on the video to unmute it
  3. Look at the tab in the tab bar — it shows the muted icon
  4. Sound only works after also unmuting the tab

Expected
Unmuting the video should also allow sound for that tab (or at least not force a second unmute on the tab).

Actual
I have to allow sound in two places: on the video and on the tab.

2

What OS are you using? I do not see this behavior on macOS or Win11 systems. Muting the video player does not mute the tab itself.

3

Windows 11 Pro. Un-muting the video mutes the tab.

4

Do you have any extensions installed in the browser? If so, can you please try disabling them and see if this makes any difference in the behavior?

5

It seems to have fixed itself. Thank you to those who helped.