How to Fix Firefox Not Playing Videos (2023)

The Mozilla Foundation developed Mozilla Firefox as an open-sourced browser. It was released in 2003 and soon gained wide popularity because of its user-friendly interface and wide range of available extensions. However, the popularity of Firefox declined when Google Chrome was released. Since then, both have been giving tough competition to each other.

Firefox still has a loyal fan base who still prefer this browser. If you are one of them but feel frustrated due to the Firefox not playing videos issue, do not worry. Simply read on to know how to fix Firefox not playing videos.

How to Fix Firefox Not Playing Videos

Why Firefox not playing videos error occurs?

There can be various reasons for this error to occur, namely:

• Outdated version of Firefox
• Firefox extensions & acceleration features
• Corrupt cache memory & cookies
• Disabled cookies & pop-ups

Before, doing any advance troubleshooting, you should first try to restart your PC and check if the Firefox not playing videos issue is resolved or not.

1. Go Start menu > Power > Restart təsvir edildiyi kimi.

Once the computer has restarted, launch Firefox and check if videos are playing. Hopefully, the issue is resolved. If not, then continue with the below methods.

Method 1: Update Firefox

If you have not installed the latest updates to Firefox, it may lead to issues when you try to play videos on this web browser. There might be bugs in your current version of Firefox, which an update might fix. Follow these steps to update it:

1. Başla Firefox browser and then open the menyu tıklayarak three-dashed icon. Seçmək kömək aşağıdakı kimi.

2. Sonra basın Firefox haqqında göstərildiyi kimi.

3. In the new window that now opens, Firefox will check for updates. If no updates are available, the Firefox yenilənib message will be displayed as below.

4. If an update is available, Firefox will automatically install the update.

5. Nəhayət, yenidən başladın brauzer.

If you still face the same issue, try the next fix.

Metod 2: Avadanlıq sürətləndirməsini söndürün

Hardware sürətləndirilməsi is the process wherein certain hardware components are assigned specific tasks to enhance the functioning of a program. The hardware acceleration feature in Firefox provides convenience and speed, but it also might contain error-causing bugs. Therefore, you can try to disable hardware acceleration to potentially fix videos not loading Firefox issue as:

1. Başla Firefox və açıq menyu as before. Select Parametrlər, aşağıdakı şəkildə göstərildiyi kimi.

2. Then, uncheck the box next to Tövsiyə olunan performans parametrlərindən istifadə edin Altında Icra nişanı.

3. Next, uncheck the box next to Mövcud olduqda hardware sürətləndirməsindən istifadə edin.

4. Nəhayət, yenidən başladın Firefox. Check if Firefox can play videos.

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Metod 3: Firefox uzantılarını söndürün

Add-ons that are enabled on the Firefox browser may be interfering with websites and not allowing videos to play. Follow the steps below to disable add-ons and fix Firefox no audio & not playing videos issue:

1. Başla Firefox və onun menyu. Budur, üzərinə klikləyin Əlavələr və Mövzular aşağıda göstərildiyi kimi.

2. Sonra basın Extensions from the left pane to see the list of add-on extensions.

3. Tıklayınız üç nöqtə next to each add-on and then select Aradan qaldırılması. As an example, we have removed YouTube üçün gücləndirici extension in the attached screenshot.

4. After removing the unwanted add-ons, yenidən başladın the browser and verify if the issue is resolved.

If Firefox not playing videos problem persists, you can clear the browser cache and cookies as well.

Method 4: Delete Browser Cache and Cookies

If the cache files and cookies of the browser get corrupt, it can lead to Firefox not playing videos error. Here’s how to delete cache and cookies from Firefox:

1. Açmaq Firefox. Yanına gedin Side menu > Settings as you did earlier.

2. Sonra basın Gizlilik və Təhlükəsizlik from the left pane. It is indicated by a lock icon, aşağıdakı şəkildə göstərildiyi kimi.

3. Then, scroll down to the Cookie və sayt məlumatları seçim. Basın Məlumatları təmizləyin vurğulandığı kimi.

4. Next, check the boxes next to both, Cookie və sayt məlumatları və Keşlənmiş Veb Məzmun in the pop-up window that follows.

5. Nəhayət, vurun aydın və Yenidən başlamaq the web browser.

Check if the above method worked to fix the issue of Firefox not playing videos. If not, move to the next solution.

Method 5: Allow Autoplay on Firefox

If you are facing the ‘Twitter videos not playing on Firefox’ problem, then it may be because Autoplay is not enabled on your browser. Here’s how to fix Firefox not playing videos error:

1. Ziyarət edin veb where videos are not playing using Firefox. Here, Twitter is shown as an example.

2. Sonra üzərinə klikləyin Lock simgesi to expand it. Here, click on the sideward arrow aşağıda vurğulandığı kimi.

3. Sonra seçin Ətraflı məlumat aşağıdakı kimi göstərilir.

4. İçində Səhifə məlumatı menyusuna keçin Permissions nişanı.

5. Altında Autoplay section, uncheck the box next to Use default.

6. Then, click on Allow Audio and Video. Refer to the image below for clarity.

Enable Autoplay for All Websites

You can also ensure that the Autoplay feature is allowed for all websites, by default, as follows:

1. Gedin Side menu > Settings> Privacy and Security as instructed in Metod 4.

2. Aşağıya fırladın Permissions and click on Autoplay Parametrlər, vurğulandığı kimi.

3. Here, ensure that Allow Audio and Video is enabled. If not, choose it from the drop-down menu as shown in the image below.

4. Nəhayət, yenidən başladın the browser. Check if the ‘videos not playing on firefox’ issue has been resolved. If it isn’t, read below.

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Method 6: Allow Cookies, History, and Pop-ups

Some websites require cookies and pop-ups to be allowed on your browser to stream data and audio-video content. Follow the steps written here to allow cookies, history, and pop-ups on Firefox:

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1. Başla Firefox brauzer və gedin Side menu > Settings > Privacy və təhlükəsizlik as explained previously.

2. Altında Cookie və sayt məlumatları bölməsinə basın İstisnaları idarə et təsvir edildiyi kimi.

3. Here, make sure that no website is added to the list of exceptions to block cookies.

4. Move to the next step without leaving this page.

Allow History

1. On the same page, scroll down to the tarix bölmə.

2. Choose to Remember History açılan menudan.

3. Move to the next step without exiting the settings page.

Allow Pop-Ups

1. The-a qayıdın Privacy and Security page qədər Permissions bölmə.

2. Here, uncheck the box next to Block pop-up windows aşağıdakı kimi göstərilir.

Once the above steps have been executed, try to play videos on Firefox.

If the Firefox videos not playing issue persists, move to the succeeding methods to refresh Firefox and reboot your computer.

Method 7: Refresh Firefox

When you use the Refresh Firefox option, your browser will be reset, potentially fixing all minor glitches you are currently experiencing. Here’s how to Refresh Firefox:

1. İçində Firefox brauzerə keçin Side menu > Help, aşağıdakı kimi göstərilir.

2. Sonra basın daha Sorun Giderme Məlumatı aşağıda göstərildiyi kimi.

3. Sorun Giderme Məlumatı page is displayed on the screen. Finally, click on Firefox'u yeniləyin, aşağıda göstərildiyi kimi.

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Ümid edirik ki, bu bələdçi faydalı oldu və siz bacardınız fix Firefox not playing videos issue. Also, let us know which method worked the best for you. Finally, if you have any questions or suggestions regarding this article, feel free to drop them in the comments section below.