For questions about using autoplay features in a programmatic context. NOTE: If your question is about Windows AutoPlay, also include the [windows] tag. If your question is about AutoPlay in a web browser, add a browser tag and possibly other tags relating to the web technologies you are using.
Questions tagged [autoplay]
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HTML5 Video autoplay on iPhone
I have some kind of a strange problem. I try to create a website with a looped background video. The code looks like this one:
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Youtube embedded video: autoplay feature not working in iphone
I have a youtube embeded video link in HTML5 page, which I want to autoplay.
The following code works in browsers, but in iphone; its not working and needs an extra click.
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Disable html5 video autoplay
How can I disable html5 video autoplay?
what I've tried:

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HTML5 Video Autoplay not working correctly
I'm using this code:
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How to disable auto-play for local video in iframe
How to disable auto-play for video when src is from my local pc?
I have tried the following, but it doesn't work:…

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Chrome Vimeo Iframe autoplay not working anymore
since some days my vimeo iframe will not autoplay anymore. I know the chrome update, which will block autoplay videos with sound. Is the block already active?
The Vimeo Example code doesn't work:
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Chrome Autoplay Policy - Chrome 76
I'm building a kiosk media which runs on Chrome that plays video with audio. I know that chrome by default only allows autoplay for videos with muted props.
And i know that i WAS able to override this by enabling a flag in chrome via…

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Autoplay audio on mobile safari
Before I get flamed to death, I know this doesn't work currently due to Apple's concern over downloading an audio file automatically.
However, my question is: Has anyone found a cunning workaround yet? I just want to play a start up sound on the…

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How does Youtube autoplay its videos?
With recent changes in html5 video, it's no longer possible to autplay videos (HTML 5 Video "autoplay" not automatically starting in CHROME)
However, with youtube api you can still embed one of their videos with autoplay parameter and it actually…

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YouTube autoplay not working in Chrome
For a while now I have been using this script, where the video is automatically playing full-screen. For now suddenly the video doesn't play automatically in Chrome. But in Firefox and Edge it still works.
So maybe Google changed settings? Does…

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How to make an embedded video not autoplay
I'm embedding a Flash video into an HTML and would like the user to have to click it to begin playing. According to the Adobe

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HTML5 video autoplay but with a 5 seconds of delay
I have a 20 second long HTML5 video loop as the background on my webpage and it is set to autostart. Is it possible to delay the video autoplay for 5 seconds? I am trying to allow the video to load completely before trying to play to prevent it…

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gif animation not playing on refresh
First time I view the page with an animated .gif it plays fine on page load (lasts about 2 secs).
On refresh (F5), the .gif no longer plays and only the last frame of gif animation is shown.
Is there anything I can do do to make sure it plays…

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Stop youtube video autoplay
I am using youtube video in "iframe" with height width src etc.
but it is playing auto. I want to play it with onclick. Please help me.

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Angular HTML Fullscreen Video Autoplay Not Working
Can anyone explain why this autoplay video is not working in chrome?
The video is stored in firebase storage. It plays when you visit a page and then go back to home page, but not when you first enter the page on refresh. It is an angular 6…

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