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// ==UserScript==
// @name Prime Video - toggle pause on minimize or hide
// @version 2025-04-06
// @namespace Jakub Marcinkowski
// @description Pause Amazon Prime Video movie on minimize, hide, tab switch... and play when it's back.
// @author Jakub Marcinkowski <kuba.marcinkowski on g mail>
// @copyright 2024+, Jakub Marcinkowski <kuba.marcinkowski on g mail>
// @license Zlib
// @homepageURL https://gist.github.com/JakubMarcinkowski
// @homepageURL https://github.com/JakubMarcinkowski
// @updateURL https://openuserjs.org/meta/JakubMarcinkowski/Prime_Video_-_toggle_pause_on_minimize_or_hide.meta.js
// @downloadURL https://openuserjs.org/install/JakubMarcinkowski/Prime_Video_-_toggle_pause_on_minimize_or_hide.user.js
// @match https://*.primevideo.com/*
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// @noframes
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", () => {
const player = document.querySelector('video[id^="dummy"][src^="blob"]');
if (document.visibilityState === 'hidden') {
player.pause();
} else {
player.play();
}
});
})();