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Disable media control overlay in inprivate browsing
Deleted I was able to disable the media being displayed on the volume by setting the flag edge://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling, Steps I did to verify behavior -
- From within Edge Insiders, Settings and more, New InPrivate window.
- I'll reference this as Desktop #1.
- From within the InPrivate window, I picked a streaming service (I used both Netflix and Hulu)
- Started a video, used keyboard to change volume
- From within Desktop #1 Edge Insider, changed volume, I see media info
- On lock screen, change volume, I see media info
- From Desktop #2 change volume, I see media info
- Set the flag edge://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling from with Edge Insider on Desktop #1, restart Edge for change to set, kick off InPrivate session and stream media
- From within Desktop #1 Edge Insider, changed volume, I see no media info, just volume bar
- On lock screen, change volume, I see no media info, just volume bar
- From Desktop #2 change volume, I see no media info, just volume bar
As you know, InPrivate browsing enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail, information is discarded when you end your session. This is different than keeping a device secure, or configure privacy settings, when someone has physical access.
Maybe the ask is this - when using InPrivate browsing, you would like Edge to trigger the edge://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling automatically?
Yeah, what I meant is when you open private mode, that flag would be auto-disable (only for that mode) while in the normal mode, it will be the same.
So let me show you a scenario,
I have two windows opened at the same time, the first one is normal mode and the other one is private mode. If I play video/music in the normal mode, the overlay will be shown. However, when I play video/music in the private mode, the overlay won't be shown.
Can you understand what I meant? Sorry for my bad English.
- DarrenMHJun 18, 2019
Microsoft
Thanks Deleted for the clarification.
I'll put in a feature request on this and share your feedback with it. Thanks again for taking the time on this to help me understand.