HTML5 `<video>` not playing on mobile Safari but works on desktop browsers
I'm reviewing some code and I've been banging my head against this for hours... I tried several approaches but none seem to work... I'm facing an issue where an HTML5 `<video>` element isn't playing on mobile Safari (iOS 16) while it works perfectly fine on desktop browsers like Chrome and Firefox. Here's the code I am using: ```html <video controls> <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> ``` I've ensured that the video format is correct, and I've tested it on multiple devices. The video file itself is encoded with H.264, which should be supported by mobile Safari. However, when I tap the play button, nothing happens, and I don't get any error messages. I've checked the console for any warnings, but there are none. I also tried adding the `playsinline` attribute, as per the recommendation for iOS devices: ```html <video controls playsinline> <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> ``` Still no luck. I noticed that if the video is hosted on a server, it might take a while to load, but I've also tried local testing, and the behavior is the same. I've tried playing other video files, and they work fine, so it seems isolated to this specific video file. Is there a known issue with mobile Safari and certain video codecs or encoding settings? Any help would be appreciated! This is part of a larger application I'm building. For context: I'm using Html on Ubuntu. I'd really appreciate any guidance on this. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Is this even possible?