UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/71.0.3578.80 Safari/537.36

Example URL:

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Go to web-site
2. Interact to enable auto play (auto play works)
3. Reload the web-site
4. Autoplay is no longer allowed, new interaction required.

What is the expected behavior?
The permissions for autoplay should not get lost because of a simple reload.

What went wrong?
For whatever reason, the previously granted permission to play audio automatically is lost after a reload.

Did this work before? N/A 

Is it a problem with Flash or HTML5? HTML5

Does this work in other browsers? N/A

Chrome version: 71.0.3578.80  Channel: stable
OS Version: 71.0.3578.80 
Flash Version: 

Contents of chrome://gpu: 

Graphics Feature Status
Canvas: Hardware accelerated
Flash: Hardware accelerated
Flash Stage3D: Hardware accelerated
Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Hardware accelerated
Compositing: Hardware accelerated
Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled
Native GpuMemoryBuffers: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Out-of-process Rasterization: Disabled
Hardware Protected Video Decode: Hardware accelerated
Rasterization: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Skia Deferred Display List: Disabled
Skia Renderer: Disabled
Surface Control: Disabled
Surface Synchronization: Enabled
Video Decode: Hardware accelerated
Viz Service Display Compositor: Disabled
WebGL: Hardware accelerated
WebGL2: Hardware accelerated
Driver Bug Workarounds
adjust_src_dst_region_for_blitframebuffer
clear_pixel_unpack_buffer_before_copyteximage
clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
count_all_in_varyings_packing
decode_encode_srgb_for_generatemipmap
disable_framebuffer_cmaa
disable_post_sub_buffers_for_onscreen_surfaces
disable_software_to_accelerated_canvas_upgrade
dont_remove_invariant_for_fragment_input
force_cube_map_positive_x_allocation
force_int_or_srgb_cube_texture_complete
init_texture_max_anisotropy
regenerate_struct_names
remove_invariant_and_centroid_for_essl3
scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
disabled_extension_GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced
disabled_extension_GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent
Problems Detected
Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137
Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
Mesa drivers in Linux handle varyings without static use incorrectly: 333885
Applied Workarounds: count_all_in_varyings_packing
Linux AMD drivers incorrectly return initial value of 1 for TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY: 348237
Applied Workarounds: init_texture_max_anisotropy
Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694
Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
Linux AMD drivers handle struct scopes incorrectly: 403957
Applied Workarounds: regenerate_struct_names
Linux ATI drivers crash on binding incomplete cube map texture to FBO: 518889
Applied Workarounds: force_cube_map_positive_x_allocation
Use GL_INTEL_framebuffer_CMAA on ChromeOS: 535198
Applied Workarounds: disable_framebuffer_cmaa
Disable partial swaps on Mesa drivers (detected with GL_VERSION): 339493
Applied Workarounds: disable_post_sub_buffers_for_onscreen_surfaces
Decode and encode before generateMipmap for srgb format textures on os except macosx: 634519
Applied Workarounds: decode_encode_srgb_for_generatemipmap
adjust src/dst region if blitting pixels outside read framebuffer on Linux AMD: 664740
Applied Workarounds: adjust_src_dst_region_for_blitframebuffer
AMD drivers in Linux require invariant qualifier to match between vertex and fragment shaders: 659326, 639760
Applied Workarounds: remove_invariant_and_centroid_for_essl3, dont_remove_invariant_for_fragment_input
Disable KHR_blend_equation_advanced until cc shaders are updated: 661715
Applied Workarounds: disable(GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced), disable(GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent)
Decode and Encode before generateMipmap for srgb format textures on Linux AMD: 634519
Applied Workarounds: decode_encode_srgb_for_generatemipmap
Software to Accelerated canvas update breaks Linux AMD: 710029
Applied Workarounds: disable_software_to_accelerated_canvas_upgrade
Force integer or srgb cube map texture complete on Linux AMD: 712117
Applied Workarounds: force_int_or_srgb_cube_texture_complete
AMD Linux driver crashes when copyTexImage2D is called with PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER set to an uninitialized buffer: 859998
Applied Workarounds: clear_pixel_unpack_buffer_before_copyteximage
Native GpuMemoryBuffers have been disabled, either via about:flags or command line.
Disabled Features: native_gpu_memory_buffers
Viz service display compositor is not enabled by default.
Disabled Features: viz_display_compositor
Skia renderer is not used by default.
Disabled Features: skia_renderer
Skia deferred display list is not used by default.
Disabled Features: skia_deferred_display_list
Version Information
Data exported	2019-01-16T04:32:29.224Z
Chrome version	Chrome/71.0.3578.80
Operating system	Linux 4.9.0-8-amd64
Software rendering list URL	https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/2ac50e7249fbd55e6f517a28131605c9fb9fe897/gpu/config/software_rendering_list.json
Driver bug list URL	https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/2ac50e7249fbd55e6f517a28131605c9fb9fe897/gpu/config/gpu_driver_bug_list.json
ANGLE commit id	unknown hash
2D graphics backend	Skia/71 7469a9341afab19271b8ef07af5c16a0f2c4ccc1-
Command Line	/usr/lib/chromium/chromium --show-component-extension-options --ignore-gpu-blacklist --no-default-browser-check --disable-pings --media-router=0 --enable-remote-extensions --flag-switches-begin --allow-insecure-localhost --disable-quic --flag-switches-end
Driver Information
Initialization time	99
In-process GPU	false
Passthrough Command Decoder	false
Sandboxed	false
GPU0	VENDOR = 0x1002 [X.Org], DEVICE= 0x67df [Gallium 0.4 on AMD POLARIS10 (DRM 3.8.0 / 4.9.0-8-amd64, LLVM 3.9.1)] *ACTIVE*
Optimus	false
AMD switchable	false
Driver vendor	Mesa
Driver version	13.0.6
Driver date	
GPU CUDA compute capability major version	0
Pixel shader version	1.30
Vertex shader version	1.30
Max. MSAA samples	8
Machine model name	
Machine model version	
GL_VENDOR	X.Org
GL_RENDERER	Gallium 0.4 on AMD POLARIS10 (DRM 3.8.0 / 4.9.0-8-amd64, LLVM 3.9.1)
GL_VERSION	3.0 Mesa 13.0.6
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GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB GL_ARB_get_program_binary GL_ARB_get_texture_sub_image GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_half_float_vertex GL_ARB_instanced_arrays GL_ARB_internalformat_query GL_ARB_internalformat_query2 GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment GL_ARB_map_buffer_range GL_ARB_multi_bind GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_occlusion_query2 GL_ARB_pipeline_statistics_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_program_interface_query GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_query_buffer_object GL_ARB_robust_buffer_access_behavior GL_ARB_robustness GL_ARB_sample_shading GL_ARB_sampler_objects GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map GL_ARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counter_ops GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counters GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding GL_ARB_shader_draw_parameters GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store GL_ARB_shader_image_size GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_precision GL_ARB_shader_stencil_export GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object GL_ARB_shader_texture_image_samples GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack GL_ARB_shading_language_packing GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_stencil_texturing GL_ARB_sync GL_ARB_texture_barrier GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_compression_bptc GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_gather GL_ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_multisample GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_query_levels GL_ARB_texture_query_lod GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_texture_rg GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui GL_ARB_texture_stencil8 GL_ARB_texture_storage GL_ARB_texture_storage_multisample GL_ARB_texture_swizzle GL_ARB_texture_view GL_ARB_timer_query GL_ARB_transform_feedback2 GL_ARB_transform_feedback3 GL_ARB_transform_feedback_instanced GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_vertex_array_object GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_binding GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_fragment_shader GL_ATI_meminfo GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 GL_EXT_draw_instanced GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_float GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_polygon_offset GL_EXT_polygon_offset_clamp GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shader_integer_mix GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texture GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_array GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1 GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_integer GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent GL_EXT_texture_snorm GL_EXT_texture_swizzle GL_EXT_timer_query GL_EXT_transform_feedback GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_INGR_blend_func_separate GL_KHR_context_flush_control GL_KHR_debug GL_KHR_robust_buffer_access_behavior GL_KHR_robustness GL_MESA_pack_invert GL_MESA_shader_integer_functions GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba GL_MESA_window_pos GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_conditional_render GL_NV_depth_clamp GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_barrier GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_vdpau_interop GL_OES_EGL_image GL_OES_read_format GL_S3_s3tc GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
Disabled Extensions	GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent
Disabled WebGL Extensions	
Window system binding vendor	SGI
Window system binding version	1.4
Window system binding extensions	GLX_ARB_create_context GLX_ARB_create_context_profile GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB GLX_ARB_multisample GLX_EXT_create_context_es_profile GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB GLX_EXT_import_context GLX_EXT_libglvnd GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap GLX_EXT_visual_info GLX_EXT_visual_rating GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer GLX_OML_swap_method GLX_SGI_make_current_read GLX_SGI_swap_control GLX_SGIS_multisample GLX_SGIX_fbconfig GLX_SGIX_pbuffer GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group GLX_INTEL_swap_event
Window manager	Xfwm4
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP	XFCE
GDMSESSION	xfce
Compositing manager	Yes
Direct rendering	Yes
Reset notification strategy	0x8261
GPU process crash count	0
System visual ID	33
RGBA visual ID	132
Compositor Information
Tile Update Mode	One-copy
Partial Raster	Enabled
GpuMemoryBuffers Status
R_8	Software only
R_16	Software only
RG_88	Software only
BGR_565	Software only
RGBA_4444	Software only
RGBX_8888	Software only
RGBA_8888	Software only
BGRX_8888	Software only
BGRX_1010102	Software only
RGBX_1010102	Software only
BGRA_8888	Software only
RGBA_F16	Software only
YVU_420	Software only
YUV_420_BIPLANAR	Software only
UYVY_422	Software only
Display(s) Information
Info	Display[1252202046885973] bounds=[1920,0 1920x1080], workarea=[1920,30 1920x1001], scale=1, external.
Color space information	{primaries:INVALID, transfer:INVALID, matrix:INVALID, range:INVALID}
Bits per color component	8
Bits per pixel	24
Info	Display[8564864101736278] bounds=[0,0 1920x1080], workarea=[0,0 1920x1080], scale=1, external.
Color space information	{primaries:INVALID, transfer:INVALID, matrix:INVALID, range:INVALID}
Bits per color component	8
Bits per pixel	24
Info	Display[8564864101736279] bounds=[3840,0 1920x1080], workarea=[3840,0 1920x1080], scale=1, external.
Color space information	{primaries:INVALID, transfer:INVALID, matrix:INVALID, range:INVALID}
Bits per color component	8
Bits per pixel	24
Video Acceleration Information
Log Messages
[9005:9005:0114/160130.335272:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(364)] : InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process.
[9005:9005:0114/182651.348847:WARNING:x11_util.cc(1392)] : X error received: serial 678895, error_code 3 (BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)), request_code 4, minor_code 0 (X_DestroyWindow)
[9005:9005:0114/182725.869959:WARNING:x11_util.cc(1392)] : X error received: serial 687488, error_code 181 (GLXBadWindow), request_code 155, minor_code 32 (X_GLXDestroyWindow)
[9005:9005:0114/182725.869998:WARNING:x11_util.cc(1392)] : X error received: serial 687492, error_code 3 (BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)), request_code 4, minor_code 0 (X_DestroyWindow)
[9005:9005:0115/135056.428279:WARNING:x11_util.cc(1392)] : X error received: serial 1404747, error_code 181 (GLXBadWindow), request_code 155, minor_code 32 (X_GLXDestroyWindow)
[9005:9005:0115/135056.428341:WARNING:x11_util.cc(1392)] : X error received: serial 1404753, error_code 3 (BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)), request_code 4, minor_code 0 (X_DestroyWindow)
[9005:9005:0115/142132.745381:WARNING:x11_util.cc(1392)] : X error received: serial 1716934, error_code 181 (GLXBadWindow), request_code 155, minor_code 32 (X_GLXDestroyWindow)
[9005:9005:0115/142132.745539:WARNING:x11_util.cc(1392)] : X error received: serial 1716940, error_code 3 (BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)), request_code 4, minor_code 0 (X_DestroyWindow)

We are using small (< 2 seconds) audios to notify users of incoming messages. The user actively clicks to allow those notifications and they work fine. However, sometimes users reload pages, or click the back- and forward buttons which terminates the previously granted autoplay. This is very problematic as it is weird to always ask the user for autoplay permissions just because he reloaded the page. Once autoplay has been granted, it should remain allowed for this page regardless of reloads. In anyway - we find the autoplay  policing as is very troublesome. I think a different way (e.g. permission requests like notifications) should be considered for autoplay as well.