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"Stop plugins to save power" in Safari

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bully worm

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Original poster
Sep 17, 2009
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I thought this new feature was suppose to disable youtube videos until you click on them ala ClicktoFlash?

I have the feature enabled but all youtube videos play instantly the moment I open them. :confused:

I don't want to use the ClicktoFlash extension if the browser has it built in. I just can't seem to get it to work with youtube.
 
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priitv8

macrumors 601
Jan 13, 2011
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Estonia
bully worm said:
You do have the option to use html5. But even with that, it still auto plays.
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YouTube HTML5 / MPEG-4 videos play natively, they don't use any plugins. So what's to stop here? If you hit on a Flash movie, Safari will ask for a confirmation.
PS ClickToFlash has a killer feature - direct AirPlay of any web-embedded video! So I had to re-enable it.
 
zorinlynx

zorinlynx

macrumors G3
May 31, 2007
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Florida, USA
The Safari power saver is fairly smart. It will only disable plugins if they aren't central to the content of the page.

A video on YouTube is central content so it auto-plays it. A flash-based ad in the corner on a news website is not, so Safari power saver will kick in.

So far it's been fairly smart in my experience and I've not had to click to play anything I actually WANT to see. :)
 
maflynn

maflynn

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May 3, 2009
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I never understood the logic, sometimes I'd see it do that, other times on a similar page it would not. :confused:
 
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