Playback Only Stops When Closing the App

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Description of the issue:

When playing a video or audio from a tab (including watching video picture-in-picture), the video or audio does not stop when closing the tab. I have to close the app. I am using a beta version, but this has always been an issue.

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Start plaint a YouTube video.
  2. Close the tab.

Expected result:

The video continues playing.

Brave Version( check About Brave):

Version 1.77 (83)

Mobile Device details

iPadOS 18.3.2.

Additional Information:

Hello - I am able to replicate this issue in 1.76. We are investigating the matter. Thank you for reporting!

I just verified that this also happens in Version 1.76 (77).

It’s reproducible in Nightly as well. The iOS team is looking into it now. Thanks!