From 6eb1c93882db5ce8cd68f9e2b09f1db89b1669d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zlendy <zlendy@proton.me>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:27:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(web): do not play memory video if the `MemoryVideoViewer`
 element is not visible (#30947)

---
 .../[id]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/MemoryViewer.svelte  | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/web/src/routes/(user)/memories/[id]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/MemoryViewer.svelte b/web/src/routes/(user)/memories/[id]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/MemoryViewer.svelte
index bee691c4f..2ee2023a4 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/(user)/memories/[id]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/MemoryViewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(user)/memories/[id]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/MemoryViewer.svelte
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@
     galleryInView = false;
     // only call play after the first page load. When page first loads the gallery will not be visible
     // and calling play here will result in duplicate invocation.
-    if (!galleryFirstLoad) {
+    // also check if the element is visible to avoid playback in the background
+    if (!galleryFirstLoad && videoPlayer?.checkVisibility()) {
       handlePromiseError(handleAction('galleryOutOfView', 'play'));
     }
     galleryFirstLoad = false;