# Playlists not starting audio when tabbed out
**URL:** https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [October 12, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862 "2021-10-12T16:57:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@user\_305fd29537c9bf0](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_305fd29537c9bf0)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/1 "2021-10-12T16:57:29Z")
The Video does start when you are tabed out… but there is no audio for me. The video itself is playing but the audio does not
i have to tab in to start the audio
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### Author:  [@user\_95f53b7185f71fb](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_95f53b7185f71fb)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/2 "2021-10-12T20:19:44Z")
Thanks for your feedback. May i ask which browser your are using? I’ll investigate this tomorrow!
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### Author:  [@user\_305fd29537c9bf0](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_305fd29537c9bf0)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/3 "2021-10-12T21:00:36Z")
The browser
Opera GX
i never ahd that problem before
and thank you alot for responding to me
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### Author:  [@user\_67a38ea3417a134](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_67a38ea3417a134)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/4 "2021-10-12T22:35:30Z")
Same issuewith opera gx for me.
My friend has the same issue on google chrome.
For the both of this started happening today, never before seen
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### Author:  [@user\_8798a19a3f6284e](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_8798a19a3f6284e)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/5 "2021-10-12T23:45:13Z")
The same is occurring to me. I’m using Chrome but I also tested with Edge and the behavior was the same.
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### Author:  [@user\_21c5dac94ee7797](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_21c5dac94ee7797)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/6 "2021-10-13T01:11:33Z")
behavior also in both firefox and chromium as well
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### Author:  [@user\_e268692aab5bf93](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_e268692aab5bf93)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2021, 7:46am UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/7 "2021-10-13T07:46:06Z")
Same on Chrome. Last night same thing happened in our company on at least one Opera aswell
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### Author:  [@user\_95f53b7185f71fb](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_95f53b7185f71fb)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/8 "2021-10-13T08:06:31Z")
Thanks a lot for all of your feedback! I’ll investigate this. As a workaround you can run Watch2Gether in a seperate window instead of a background tab.
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### Author:  [@user\_305fd29537c9bf0](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_305fd29537c9bf0)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2021, 8:39am UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/9 "2021-10-13T08:39:05Z")
I tried that
The moment W2G is not in focus it does not work properly anymore
Dont stress yourself about it
U got this
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### Author:  [@user\_77fa3de8cb9df46](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_77fa3de8cb9df46)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2021, 9:10am UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/10 "2021-10-13T09:10:18Z")
Same problem here. Its not playing when the window is in the background, or when Notebook is locked. you can’t minimize the tab you must have it open in a window if you want the video playing with audio.
Problem is with Chrome, Edge & Firefox on a windows 10 notebook.
Haven’t tried with an android (the app) or iphone yet.
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### Author:  [@user\_95f53b7185f71fb](https://community.w2g.tv/u/user_95f53b7185f71fb)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.w2g.tv/t/playlists-not-starting-audio-when-tabbed-out/166862/11 "2021-10-13T14:39:07Z")
Please resume here: [Autoplay in background tab not working](https://community.w2g.tv/t/autoplay-in-background-tab-not-working/166930)