I've noticed that on some websites—like the one I linked—videos with audio autoplay, which seems to go against W3C standards. Typically, modern browsers won't allow audio to play without some user interaction first. Can anyone explain how this is happening?
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Most browsers actually block autoplay of audio unless the user has interacted with the page first, which is why you often see a message saying "click for sound". However, some sites manage to bypass this, so it might be a specific setting or method they’re using.
No audio plays for me! I'm using Chrome and it seems like the settings affect how autoplay works across different browsers.
I can't get the video to autoplay with sound on that site. Browsers vary, and sometimes they allow autoplay under certain conditions. If you're curious, check out this thread for more details: [link to discussion].
Yeah, but the video on that site doesn't start muted when it autoplays. It's playing with sound right from the get-go!