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// isAutoplaySupported(callback); | |
// Test if HTML5 video autoplay is supported | |
isAutoplaySupported = function(callback) { | |
// Is the callback a function? | |
if (typeof callback !== 'function') { | |
console.log('isAutoplaySupported: Callback must be a function!'); | |
return false; | |
} | |
// Check if sessionStorage exist for autoplaySupported, | |
// if so we don't need to check for support again | |
if (!sessionStorage.autoplaySupported) { | |
// Create video element to test autoplay | |
var video = document.createElement('video'); | |
video.autoplay = true; | |
video.src = 'data:video/mp4;base64,AAAAIGZ0eXBtcDQyAAAAAG1wNDJtcDQxaXNvbWF2YzEAAATKbW9vdgAAAGxtdmhkAAAAANLEP5XSxD+VAAB1MAAAdU4AAQAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAACFpb2RzAAAAABCAgIAQAE////9//w6AgIAEAAAAAQAABDV0cmFrAAAAXHRraGQAAAAH0sQ/ldLEP5UAAAABAAAAAAAAdU4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAoAAAAFoAAAAAAAkZWR0cwAAABxlbHN0AAAAAAAAAAEAAHVOAAAH0gABAAAAAAOtbWRpYQAAACBtZGhkAAAAANLEP5XSxD+VAAB1MAAAdU5VxAAAAAAANmhkbHIAAAAAAAAAAHZpZGUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABMLVNNQVNIIFZpZGVvIEhhbmRsZXIAAAADT21pbmYAAAAUdm1oZAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAACRkaW5mAAAAHGRyZWYAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAx1cmwgAAAAAQAAAw9zdGJsAAAAwXN0c2QAAAAAAAAAAQAAALFhdmMxAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoABaABIAAAASAAAAAAAAAABCkFWQyBDb2RpbmcAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP//AAAAOGF2Y0MBZAAf/+EAHGdkAB+s2UCgL/lwFqCgoKgAAB9IAAdTAHjBjLABAAVo6+yyLP34+AAAAAATY29scm5jbHgABQAFAAUAAAAAEHBhc3AAAAABAAAAAQAAABhzdHRzAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAeAAAD6QAAAQBjdHRzAAAAAAAAAB4AAAABAAAH0gAAAAEAABONAAAAAQAAB9IAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAPpAAAAAQAAE40AAAABAAAH0gAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAQAAA+kAAAABAAATjQAAAAEAAAfSAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAD6QAAAAEAABONAAAAAQAAB9IAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAPpAAAAAQAAE40AAAABAAAH0gAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAQAAA+kAAAABAAATjQAAAAEAAAfSAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAD6QAAAAEAABONAAAAAQAAB9IAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAPpAAAAAQAAB9IAAAAUc3RzcwAAAAAAAAABAAAAAQAAACpzZHRwAAAAAKaWlpqalpaampaWmpqWlpqalpaampaWmpqWlpqalgAAABxzdHNjAAAAAAAAAAEAAAABAAAAHgAAAAEAAACMc3RzegAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAA5YAAAAVAAAAEwAAABMAAAATAAAAGwAAABUAAAATAAAAEwAAABsAAAAVAAAAEwAAABMAAAAbAAAAFQAAABMAAAATAAAAGwAAABUAAAATAAAAEwAAABsAAAAVAAAAEwAAABMAAAAbAAAAFQAAABMAAAATAAAAGwAAABRzdGNvAAAAAAAAAAEAAAT6AAAAGHNncGQBAAAAcm9sbAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAHHNiZ3AAAAAAcm9sbAAAAAEAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAhmcmVlAAAGC21kYXQAAAMfBgX///8b3EXpvebZSLeWLNgg2SPu73gyNjQgLSBjb3JlIDE0OCByMTEgNzU5OTIxMCAtIEguMjY0L01QRUctNCBBVkMgY29kZWMgLSBDb3B5bGVmdCAyMDAzLTIwMTUgLSBodHRwOi8vd3d3LnZpZGVvbGFuLm9yZy94MjY0Lmh0bWwgLSBvcHRpb25zOiBjYWJhYz0xIHJlZj0zIGRlYmxvY2s9MTowOjAgYW5hbHlzZT0weDM6MHgxMTMgbWU9aGV4IHN1Ym1lPTcgcHN5PTEgcHN5X3JkPTEuMDA6MC4wMCBtaXhlZF9yZWY9MSBtZV9yYW5nZT0xNiBjaHJvbWFfbWU9MSB0cmVsbGlzPTEgOHg4ZGN0PTEgY3FtPTAgZGVhZHpvbmU9MjEsMTEgZmFzdF9wc2tpcD0xIGNocm9tYV9xcF9vZmZzZXQ9LTIgdGhyZWFkcz0xMSBsb29rYWhlYWRfdGhyZWFkcz0xIHNsaWNlZF90aHJlYWRzPTAgbnI9MCBkZWNpbWF0ZT0xIGludGVybGFjZWQ9MCBibHVyYXlfY29tcGF0PTAgc3RpdGNoYWJsZT0xIGNvbnN0cmFpbmVkX2ludHJhPTAgYmZyYW1lcz0zIGJfcHlyYW1pZD0yIGJfYWRhcHQ9MSBiX2JpYXM9MCBkaXJlY3Q9MSB3ZWlnaHRiPTEgb3Blbl9nb3A9MCB3ZWlnaHRwPTIga2V5aW50PWluZmluaXRlIGtleWludF9taW49Mjkgc2NlbmVjdXQ9NDAgaW50cmFfcmVmcmVzaD0wIHJjX2xvb2thaGVhZD00MCByYz0ycGFzcyBtYnRyZWU9MSBiaXRyYXRlPTExMiByYXRldG9sPTEuMCBxY29tcD0wLjYwIHFwbWluPTUgcXBtYXg9NjkgcXBzdGVwPTQgY3BseGJsdXI9MjAuMCBxYmx1cj0wLjUgdmJ2X21heHJhdGU9ODI1IHZidl9idWZzaXplPTkwMCBuYWxfaHJkPW5vbmUgZmlsbGVyPTAgaXBfcmF0aW89MS40MCBhcT0xOjEuMDAAgAAAAG9liIQAFf/+963fgU3DKzVrulc4tMurlDQ9UfaUpni2SAAAAwAAAwAAD/DNvp9RFdeXpgAAAwB+ABHAWYLWHUFwGoHeKCOoUwgBAAADAAADAAADAAADAAAHgvugkks0lyOD2SZ76WaUEkznLgAAFFEAAAARQZokbEFf/rUqgAAAAwAAHVAAAAAPQZ5CeIK/AAADAAADAA6ZAAAADwGeYXRBXwAAAwAAAwAOmAAAAA8BnmNqQV8AAAMAAAMADpkAAAAXQZpoSahBaJlMCCv//rUqgAAAAwAAHVEAAAARQZ6GRREsFf8AAAMAAAMADpkAAAAPAZ6ldEFfAAADAAADAA6ZAAAADwGep2pBXwAAAwAAAwAOmAAAABdBmqxJqEFsmUwIK//+tSqAAAADAAAdUAAAABFBnspFFSwV/wAAAwAAAwAOmQAAAA8Bnul0QV8AAAMAAAMADpgAAAAPAZ7rakFfAAADAAADAA6YAAAAF0Ga8EmoQWyZTAgr//61KoAAAAMAAB1RAAAAEUGfDkUVLBX/AAADAAADAA6ZAAAADwGfLXRBXwAAAwAAAwAOmQAAAA8Bny9qQV8AAAMAAAMADpgAAAAXQZs0SahBbJlMCCv//rUqgAAAAwAAHVAAAAARQZ9SRRUsFf8AAAMAAAMADpkAAAAPAZ9xdEFfAAADAAADAA6YAAAADwGfc2pBXwAAAwAAAwAOmAAAABdBm3hJqEFsmUwIK//+tSqAAAADAAAdUQAAABFBn5ZFFSwV/wAAAwAAAwAOmAAAAA8Bn7V0QV8AAAMAAAMADpkAAAAPAZ+3akFfAAADAAADAA6ZAAAAF0GbvEmoQWyZTAgr//61KoAAAAMAAB1QAAAAEUGf2kUVLBX/AAADAAADAA6ZAAAADwGf+XRBXwAAAwAAAwAOmAAAAA8Bn/tqQV8AAAMAAAMADpkAAAAXQZv9SahBbJlMCCv//rUqgAAAAwAAHVE='; | |
video.load(); | |
video.style.display = 'none'; | |
video.playing = false; | |
video.play(); | |
// Check if video plays | |
video.onplay = function() { | |
this.playing = true; | |
}; | |
// Video has loaded, check autoplay support | |
video.oncanplay = function() { | |
if (video.playing) { | |
sessionStorage.autoplaySupported = 'true'; | |
callback(true); | |
} else { | |
sessionStorage.autoplaySupported = 'false'; | |
callback(false); | |
} | |
}; | |
} else { | |
// We've already tested for support | |
// use sessionStorage.autoplaySupported | |
if (sessionStorage.autoplaySupported === 'true') { | |
callback(true); | |
} else { | |
callback(false); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
// Usage: isAutoplaySupported(callback); | |
// Using a callback assures that support | |
// has been properly checked | |
isAutoplaySupported(function(supported) { | |
if (supported) { | |
// HTML5 Video Autoplay Supported! | |
console.log('HTML5 Video Autoplay Supported!'); | |
} else { | |
// HTML5 Video Autoplay Not Supported :( | |
console.log('HTML5 Video Autoplay Not Supported :('); | |
} | |
}); |
I've been using this Code as it's generally the most reliable check I've found for Autoplay detection.
However, I've found adding
`
video.autoplay = true;
video.muted = true;
video.setAttribute('webkit-playsinline', 'webkit-playsinline');
video.setAttribute('playsinline', 'playsinline');
`
To make it a bit more reliable in testing for autoplay on the iPhone. (Assuming that we're using playsinline on any video element that autoplays)
Thanks for this, however it doesn't seem to work on iOS 9. Not sure if this is why but I see the error: "QuotaExceededError: DOM Exception 22: An attempt was made to add something to storage that exceeded the quota.".
@Jordan314 this is due to the private mode in Safari, it prevents saving data in sessionsStorage/localStorage
This works wonderfully, except it doesn't detect Safari preventing autoplay of un-muted videos. Any idea how to target that? My guess is that the data URI doesn't contain sound?
The reason why the script above isn't reliable might be the restrictions that Apple has:
- The video must be muted
- The video must be set to play inline
- The video must have a size (0x0 px will fail)
- The video must be visible in the viewport (no opacity-effects, display: none or visible: hidden)
I came up with tiny jQuery plugin to detect autoplay. See if it is more reliable:
(function ($) {
$.extend({
'canVideoautoplay' : function ( callback ) {
var testStarted = false;
try {
var playsinline = navigator.userAgent.match(/(iPhone|iPod)/g) ? ('playsInline' in document.createElement('video')) : true;
if (!playsinline) {
return callback(false);
}
var src = 'data:video/mp4;base64,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';
var $video = $('<video src="'+src+'" controls playsinline muted width="20" height="20" style="position:fixed;z-index:1000;top:0;left:0"></video>');
$('body').prepend($video);
testStarted = true;
$video[0].play();
$video[0].onplay = function() {
this.playing = true;
};
$video[0].oncanplay = function() {
if ($video[0].playing) {
callback(true);
} else {
callback(false);
}
$video[0].pause();
$video.remove();
};
} catch(e) {}
if (!testStarted) {
callback(false);
}
}
});
})(jQuery);
You can use it like this:
$(function () {
$.canVideoautoplay(function ( canAutoplay ) {
alert('Can we autoplay? ' + canAutoplay);
});
});
is the play
event gauranteed to fire before the canplay
event?
See if it is more reliable
If it's jQuery related, it cannot be.
If this is being imported as a module then it ends up with an error because window.sessionStorage is not available. Are there any solutions to this? Can the value be stored somewhere other than window.sessionstorage? Somewhere in document maybe?
Example usage to add controls to browsers/devices that don't support autoplay.