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• Outdated version of Firefox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. Alu i le Start menu > Power > Restart e pei ona faaalia.

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. Tatala Firefox browser and then open the menu i le kilikiina o le three-dashed icon. Filifili fesoasoani e pei ona faaalia i lalo.

2. Le isi, kiliki i luga E uiga i Firefox e pei ona taua i lalo.

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

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

5. Mulimuli, toe amata le su'esu'e.

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

Metotia 2: Tape le Fa'avavega o Meafaigaluega

Masini televave 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. Tatala Firefox ma tatala le lisi as before. Select tulaga, e pei ona faaalia i le ata o loo i lalo.

2. Then, uncheck the box next to Faʻaoga tulaga faʻatulagaina fautuaina i lalo o le faatinoga o Galuega tab.

3. Next, uncheck the box next to Faʻaaoga masini televave peʻa avanoa.

4. Mulimuli, toe amata Firefox. Check if Firefox can play videos.

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Method 3: Disable Firefox Extensions

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. Tatala Firefox ma lona menu. O iinei, kiliki i luga Fa'aopoopo ma Autu e pei ona faaalia i lalo.

2. Le isi, kiliki i luga faaopoopoga from the left pane to see the list of add-on extensions.

3. Kiliki i le tolu togitogi next to each add-on and then select aveese. As an example, we have removed Enhancer mo YouTube extension in the attached screenshot.

4. After removing the unwanted add-ons, toe amata 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. tatala Le afi afi. Alu i le Side menu > Settings as you did earlier.

2. Le isi, kiliki i luga Faalilolilo ma le Puipuiga from the left pane. It is indicated by a lock icon, e pei ona faʻaalia i le ata o loʻo i lalo.

3. Then, scroll down to the Cookies and Data Data filifiliga. Kiliki i luga Faʻamalamalama Fua e pei ona faamamafaina.

4. Next, check the boxes next to both, Cookies and Data Data ma Initaneti i luga ole laiga in the pop-up window that follows.

5. Mea mulimuli, kiliki i luga manino ma Toe amata 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. Asiasi i le website where videos are not playing using Firefox. Here, Twitter is shown as an example.

2. Sosoo ai, kiliki i le Lologa le loka to expand it. Here, click on the sideward arrow e pei ona faamamafaina i lalo.

3. Ona, filifili lea Fa'amatalaga atili e pei ona faʻaalia i lalo.

4. I le Faʻamatalaga Itulau menu, alu i le Faʻatagaga tab.

5. I lalo o le 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. Alu i le Side menu > Settings> Privacy and Security e pei ona faatonuina i totonu Metotia 4.

2. Faʻamau i lalo Faʻatagaga and click on Autoplay tulaga, e pei ona faamatilatila.

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. I le iuga, toe amata 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:

Allow Cookies

1. Tatala Firefox browser ma faatautaia i Side menu > Settings > Tulaga faalilolilo ma le saogalemu as explained previously.

2. I lalo o le Cookies and Data Data vaega, kiliki i luga Pulea tuusaunoaga e pei ona faaalia.

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 History fuaiupu.

2. Choose to Remember History mai le lisi o le pa'ū.

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

Allow Pop-Ups

1. Toe foi i le Privacy and Security page i le Faʻatagaga fuaiupu.

2. Here, uncheck the box next to Block pop-up windows e pei ona faʻaalia i lalo.

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. I le Firefox browser, alu i le Side menu > Help, e pei ona faʻaalia i lalo.

2. Le isi, kiliki i luga nisi Faʻamatalaga Faʻamatalaga e pei ona faaalia i lalo.

3. Faʻamatalaga Faʻamatalaga page is displayed on the screen. Finally, click on Faʻamafana le Firefox, pei ona faʻaalia i lalo.

fautuaina:

Matou te faʻamoemoe na fesoasoani lenei taʻiala ma na e mafaia 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.