HTML `<video>` element not autoplaying in Safari 16.3 on iOS devices with muted attribute
I can't seem to get I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock. After trying multiple solutions online, I still can't figure this out. I'm experiencing an scenario with the `<video>` element that is supposed to autoplay on iOS devices using Safari 16.3. I've set the `muted` attribute to ensure it complies with autoplay policies, but the video does not start automatically when the page loads. Here’s the code snippet I’ve implemented: ```html <video id="myVideo" muted autoplay loop> <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> ``` To debug the scenario, I checked the following: 1. The video file loads correctly and plays when I manually trigger it with a play button. 2. I confirmed that the `muted` attribute is indeed set; I even tried adding an `onloadedmetadata` event to ensure the video is ready to play: ```javascript const video = document.getElementById('myVideo'); video.onloadedmetadata = function() { video.play(); }; ``` 3. I tested on several iOS devices and also checked Safari settings to ensure autoplay is not restricted. Despite these attempts, the video still does not autoplay. I've also looked into potential issues regarding the MIME type of the video, but it seems correct. It works perfectly on Chrome and Firefox but fails in Safari. Could there be an additional setting or attribute I'm missing that is required for iOS Safari to allow the video to autoplay correctly? For context: I'm using Html on macOS. Thanks for any help you can provide! My development environment is macOS. Thanks for any help you can provide!