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MediaRecorder: pause() method

The MediaRecorder.pause() method (part of the MediaStream Recording API) is used to pause recording of media streams.

When a MediaRecorder object's pause()method is called, the browser queues a task that runs the below steps:

If MediaRecorder.state is "inactive", raise a DOM InvalidState error and terminate these steps. If not, continue to the next step.
Set MediaRecorder.state to "paused".
Stop gathering data into the current Blob, but keep it available so that recording can be resumed later on.
Raise a pause event.

pause()

None.

InvalidStateError DOMException: Thrown if the MediaRecorder is currently "inactive"; you cannot pause the recording if the MediaRecorder is not active. If you call pause() while already paused, the method silently does nothing.

pause.onclick = () => {
  mediaRecorder.pause();
  console.log("recording paused");
};

Specification
MediaStream Recording # dom-mediarecorder-pause

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`pause`	49	79	25	No	36	14.1	49	49	25	36	14.5	5.0