With the new tab audio muting UI control feature, users can simply click the speaker icon to quickly mute a tab.

Until now, users would have to right-click on a tab playing audio, then select Mute Tab. The click-to-mute feature in action on Google Chrome CanaryД¬urrently, Google Chrome shows indicators on tabs to show media status - a speaker icon shows audio is playing, while a recording icon shows a website is using the camera or microphone. This can come in handy for tabs with websites that auto-play video ads, or other unwanted media playback. Enabling the flag allows users to quickly mute any visible tab playing audio. The feature is currently available in the latest nightly (unstable) version of Google Chrome, also known as Google Chrome Canary. The click-to-mute feature is being tested and may or may not make it to a future version of Chrome, according to Google.ДЄ Chrome flag that enables a feature allowing muting and unmuting of tabs was recently discovered by Reddit user Leopeva, and spotted by Chrome Story.

AutoMute allows users to automatically mute tabs that are not active, which can be a godsend for anyone who spends a lot of time tabbing between different websites. Users can quickly mute and unmute a specific tab without switching to it, which can come in handy when tabs start playing audio unexpectedly. The AutoMute Google Chrome extension has remained undiscovered for years, despite being one of the most useful extensions available. The feature is currently available for users to try out and must be enabled manually.

Google Chrome is reportedly working on a feature that will allow users to quickly mute a audio-playing tab with a single click.

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