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Google Chrome Getting Audio Indicators To Show You Noisy Tabs

Posted by Unknown on from the mumbling-in-dutch dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google is working on identifying Chrome tabs that are currently playing audio (or recording it). The feature is expected to show an audio animation if a tab is broadcasting or recording sound. François Beaufort spotted the new feature, a part of which is already available in the latest Chromium build."

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  1. Re:Good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Better yet, each tab should have an individual "mute" button, enabled by default. Nothing makes me close a tab quicker than unwanted noise.

  2. Re:Good idea by rainmouse · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Im glad they came up with this rather than having Apple patent it.

  3. Re:Good idea by ikaruga · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Useful? What an understatement. This feature is could potentially being a life saver for the porn addicts browsing websites that open multiple tabs with video/chat feeds in the background.

  4. Re:Good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think the point is, all unselected tabs are muted by default, but you can selectively unmute them.

  5. Re: Good idea by cynyr · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I assume that there would be a whitelist "allows allow tabs at these sites to play sounds" sort of a thing.

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