Play button (media buttons) behavior has changed for the worse.

Here is a modest solution.

Solution/Workaround for Mac OS High Sierra Unified Media Buttons (Play/Pause, Next and Previous Track) Problem – bekir s…

Just try this:

Solution/Workaround for Mac OS High Sierra Unified Media Buttons (Play/Pause, Next and Previous Track) Problem – bekir s…

Try this:

Solution/Workaround for Mac OS High Sierra Unified Media Buttons (Play/Pause, Next and Previous Track) Problem – bekir s…

Ok my controls started magically working again for spotify. didn't even reset. I think Itunes launched, and it seemed to fix the issue. fingers crossed it stays that way

Response from Deep Sky Diver worked, reboot in safe mode launch iTunes try buttons, reboot normally. crap. until you hit a webpage with video then it reprioritizes...

It is nice to have it for youtube, but it was quite comfortable to start something from iTunes too. I think it should work with iTunes if in the active safari tab there is no youtube, what is the purpose to start youtube from a tab I can't see? I understand if I'm watching an youtube video it's ok. So, I think if there is an youtube video I watch right now , it could work for it, if not iTunes. If there are more in the same time, use it by default to the one in foreground, and allow to use it for background with cmd/ctrl/option button for example, so we can stop what is in the background.

I don't think you understand the initial question. The issue that was posted is that the media buttons control the most recently opened media application weather it be iTunes/spotify/youtube. Not that they don't work at all. Deep Sky Divers solution only fixes the media buttons if they don't work at all.

No MrStig91, I came to these forums because I was frustrated by the keyboard media buttons not controlling iTunes anymore when I was in another screen, like Safari for example.

I was skeptical as well but I gave it a try and that solved the problem. Now I can start and stop iTunes from every virtual screen (I'm having Safari in full screen at the moment and I guarantee it works).

I don't know why it doesn't work for you (if you already tried it) but, trust me, it worked for my 2012 Mac Mini.

Dang. I was hoping I was wrong because I want this to go back to the old way. Maybe if we ask enough Apple will do it. I would also be happy if they just put an option in settings to turn this on or off.

Such an annoying feature. It used to be rather intuitive; to could control web media easily with the spacebar while controlling iTunes ALWAYS with the media buttons, that perfectly made sense, was easy to use and caused no problems. Now they just screwed it all. I'm starting to get annoyed by the way Apple just plain ignores its users.

This this this. You are making the same point I’m trying to make. The space bar has always been a play/pause control for most online media. Why would I want to take the controls away from itunes to control something that already has a shortcut key?

I’m giving apple the benefit of the doubt. They may have thought this would be the better option, but I’m hoping on the next update they make this a setting you can change. You should be able to choose if you want the media keys to be dynamic (control different apps) or be locked to a certain app. Some people like this new behaviour, but I never want the keys to control anything but itunes.

Most annoying thing.

I always have music playing in the background and when I open a video on youtube and want to pause the music to watch the video it pauses the video and i have to open iTunes and pause the music on the app.

Safe mode fix does not work here.

This is a great solution, Bekir, It works like a charm! 🙂

Btw BetterTouchTool is a tiny utility totally worth the little price, I'm using it for several years but I totally ignored it was able to run scripts.

Now the behavior of old OS X media keys is restored, as the peace in the galaxy. 🙂

same issue here. question for deep sky diver... so you're saying this proposed solution of yours doesn't even fix the problem that people are reporting? and then you followup by giving your rationalization for why the problem deserves to exist?