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Two main irritants for web surfers are autoplay sounds and intrusive ads. While ad blockers can effectively reduce ads on Chrome, they do not stop browser sounds from playing. Follow the guide to mute autoplay sounds across browsers for a quieter browsing experience.
Muting Autoplay Sounds on Chrome, Firefox, and Cốc Cốc Browsers
1. On Google Chrome.
Mute Chrome tabs by downloading the Mute Tab extension and follow our guide to automatically silence tabs detecting sound.
Step 1: Download Mute Tab from here
Select Add to Chrome.
Step 2: After successfully adding the extension, the Mute Tab icon will appear in the browser corner.
Step 3: Click on the Mute Tab icon to silence sound. You can choose:
Mute all tabs to automatically silence all sounds on Google Chrome.
2. On Firefox.
Unlike Chrome, to mute Firefox tabs, you need to access Firefox settings in the browser. Follow the instructions below to automatically mute Firefox tabs.
Step 1: Enter about:config in the URL bar.
Click I accept the risk! to access Firefox utilities.
Step 2: Find the media.autoplay.enabled extension and right-click to select Toogle.
Step 3: Click on Value to switch from True to False.
This was a guide to disable autoplay sound in Google Chrome and Firefox browsers. For Cốc Cốc browser, similar steps to Chrome apply. For clarity on silencing Cốc Cốc tabs, refer here.
Both Google Chrome and Firefox can block ads using the Adblock extension. It controls all web pages and pop-up ads on Google Chrome tabs. Install Adblock from the Mytour link provided. It's effective on both Chrome and Firefox, ensuring a smooth browsing experience on these browsers.
