Background Video No Longer Working Chrome Browser

[eagleeye208 1]

I have setup both videoroot/theme.mp3 and videoroot/backdrops/video1.mkv. This works great, so on my desktop I get motion background and audio. On my Android App, I get audio only. And, of course, on my Apple TV app I get nothing

However, last week, on my Chrome Desktop, only the theme.mp3 is working. I no longer get motion video, on movies that support it. Thoughts?

I have the Now Playing Background turned on for both video and audio under Display. Is there another setting somewhere I should check?

[Luke 42078]

Hi, this isn't supported yet on apple tv, but hopefully in future updates.

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On my Android App, I get audio only.

You probably just can't see it. In portrait layouts on small screens it is currently not visible. 

[eagleeye208 1]

I full screened my Chrome Browser, and the video background is still not working.

Version 4.8.11.0
Chrome: 135.0.7049.42 (Official Build) (64-bit)
32 inch monitor: 2560x1440

Edited April 2, 2025 by eagleeye208
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[Luke 42078]

6 minutes ago, eagleeye208 said:

I full screened my Chrome Browser, and the video background is still not working.

Version 4.8.11.0
Chrome: 135.0.7049.42 (Official Build) (64-bit)
32 inch monitor: 2560x1440

What exactly made you think it wasn't working?

[eagleeye208 1]

I took a look at Android App, and you are right, if I put the phone in landscape mode, video will play in background (neat!)

Separately, I click on a movie on a physical desktop computer, that is not a laptop, and has a detached 32 inch monitor plugged into it. I put the browser to full screen, and clicked on a movie. The audio plays in background. The video does not play in the background. I used to see the video playing in background, until last week. It does not play in background anymore, in a browser, on a desktop computer.

[eagleeye208 1]

Any tips to fix background video not playing in Chrome Desktop anymore?

[Carlo 4561]

It's playing in Chrome on Windows for me.

Did you make sure you have it enabled for Chrome on that "device"?
Check your setting:

General Menu:

Playback menu:
Set Background Video Playback to always on.

Carlo
 

Edited April 4, 2025 by Carlo

[eagleeye208 1]

I was looking in User Preferences -> Display, it was hiding in Emby Web Settings -> General.  Thanks for the screenshot and exact location. I'm not sure why or how that got turned off, but turning that back on fixed the issue.