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I have a Youtube video that I want to autoplay on my homepage.

https://www.imaritouen.co.jp/newhome/

I understand that mobile browsers limit autoplay unless the video is muted. My embed code looks like this:

<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RT5ijayFPh0?controls=0&modestbranding=1&autoplay=1&mute=1&playlist=RT5ijayFPh0&loop=1" allow="autoplay"></iframe>

The video will autoplay on desktop but not mobile.

I've read a number of blogs and threads on here, including:

https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay/

https://github.com/videojs/video.js/issues/5233

Youtube embedded video: autoplay feature not working in iphone

Youtube autoplay not working on mobile devices with embedded HTML5 player

What am I missing?

EDIT: The settings on my Android browser allow autoplay on muted video.

Micah Killian
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  • it depends on the user settings. By default all videos are blocked on mobile to preserve mobile high-speed traffic. It does not matter if the video is muted or not. The traffic usage comes mainly from the video itself not the audio. – tacoshy Jan 27 '22 at 00:27
  • The settings on my Android phone allow autoplay with muted video, but the video still won't autoplay. – Micah Killian Jan 27 '22 at 00:49
  • The video is playing ok on my IOS. When you say it doesn’t play on mobile, is that just on one specific Android device or have you tried it on many? – A Haworth Jan 27 '22 at 06:28
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    I learned that using Youtube requires using an API or else even the URL attribute "autoplay" won't work. I switched to playing the video directly from my server (setting autoplay and muted) and everything works fine. – Micah Killian Feb 08 '22 at 01:32

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