Stop Chrome From Hijacking Your Media Keys: Here’s How

Chrome has support for system-wide keyboard shortcuts. If you install an app that uses media keys — like Google Play Music for Chrome — it will hijack those media keys. Even if you have the Chrome app closed, Chrome will hold onto those keys and not let them go as long as it’s running. You’ll find yourself unable to hit Play/Pause, Forward, and Back to control music in iTunes, Spotify, and other desktop media applications. But this can be fixed! This doesn’t just apply to media keys — Chrome can capture other system-wide keyboard shortcuts, too. Control Chrome’s Hotkeys Chrome...

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