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Test if HTML5 video autoplay is supported
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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,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'; | |
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 :('); | |
} | |
}); |
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?
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The reason why the script above isn't reliable might be the restrictions that Apple has:
I came up with tiny jQuery plugin to detect autoplay. See if it is more reliable:
You can use it like this: