To enhance the user experience when watching stories, we want to implement a feature where the story playback is automatically paused if the user switches to another browser tab or window. This ensures that no part of the story is missed during an inactive state. When the browser tab becomes active again, the story should automatically resume from where it was paused, without requiring manual intervention from the user.
This feature can be implemented by utilizing the visibilitychange event provided by the Page Visibility API. The event detects when the browser tab becomes hidden (indicating a tab switch or window minimization) and triggers actions based on the visibility state.
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When the visibilitychange event is fired and the document becomes hidden, the story should pause, and any ongoing progress (like a progress bar) should also stop.
When the document visibility changes back to visible (when the user switches back to the tab), the story should automatically resume from where it paused, including the progress bar.
This provides a seamless and intuitive experience for users who navigate away from the tab, ensuring they don’t miss any content while keeping the interaction effortless.
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Summary
To enhance the user experience when watching stories, we want to implement a feature where the story playback is automatically paused if the user switches to another browser tab or window. This ensures that no part of the story is missed during an inactive state. When the browser tab becomes active again, the story should automatically resume from where it was paused, without requiring manual intervention from the user.
This feature can be implemented by utilizing the
visibilitychangeevent provided by the Page Visibility API. The event detects when the browser tab becomes hidden (indicating a tab switch or window minimization) and triggers actions based on the visibility state.In this context:
visibilitychangeevent is fired and the document becomes hidden, the story should pause, and any ongoing progress (like a progress bar) should also stop.This provides a seamless and intuitive experience for users who navigate away from the tab, ensuring they don’t miss any content while keeping the interaction effortless.
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