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		ChrisNorstrom on Aug 3, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube adds Play icon to page titles so you can s... Couldn't this have already been done by dynamically changing the favicon using javascript? Or did that not work with all browsers.

rhizome on Aug 3, 2013 | [–]

No, it works, and other sites have been using this technique for quite a long time. It just never made it into YT product until now.

fredsted on Aug 3, 2013 | [–]

Safari doesn't display a favicon in the tabs.

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