Turn off pause when airpods pro / airpods max are removed from head?

[joeblough]

is there a way to have VLC ignore when headphones are removed? i use VLC to monitor security cameras and every time i take off my airpods max, the video/audio pauses... but i don't want that behavior.

i looked around thru the preferences and couldn't find anything. i'm a little worried this might be beyond VLC's control as it seems to have registered itself with the OS as an audio source - i see VLC in the "now playing" menu bar icon.

thanks for any ideas.

[fkuehne]

Try disabling "Control playback with media keys" in settings, which implements the system integration you describe as an audio source. This should stop the behaviour.

[joeblough]

thanks. that worked - i had toggled it before posting, but it looks like i had to restart VLC to make it take effect. that makes sense though, probably doesn't deregister with the OS until it is time to quit.