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title="NEW - Autoplay muted videos stop playback of any streaming app in the background"
href="https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163993">163993</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>Autoplay muted videos stop playback of any streaming app in the background
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<th>Classification</th>
<td>Unclassified
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<th>Product</th>
<td>WebKit
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<th>Version</th>
<td>Safari 10
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>iPhone / iPad
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<th>OS</th>
<td>iOS 10
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<th>Status</th>
<td>NEW
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>Critical
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>P2
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<th>Component</th>
<td>Media Elements
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>webkit-unassigned@lists.webkit.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>ibrahim@ennafaa.com
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<pre>Summary:
We use autoplay inline muted videos as introduced in iOS10 by Safari browsers. However, when an app is streaming music in the background and we start the video (even muted), the playback of the background app is stopped.
In a recent blogpost on the Webkit blog (<a href="https://webkit.org/blog/6784/new-video-policies-for-ios/">https://webkit.org/blog/6784/new-video-policies-for-ios/</a>), these new features were named as a way to replace the animated GIF format. But for the moment, the user experience is disappointing when it comes to this use case. Many of our users are complaining.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open any background streaming sound app
2. Play a sound
3. Press home button (sound is still playing in the background)
4. Open Safari and load <a href="http://misc.teads.tv/demo/product/breitlingWithLogo.html">http://misc.teads.tv/demo/product/breitlingWithLogo.html</a>
5. Scroll until you see the video (it will automatically start)
Expected Results:
A good user experience would be to stop the playback only if we activate the sound on the video (user initiated). I guess this is why the requirements around autoplay videos are to have the video muted at start and un-muted only after a user action.
We would expect that a playing muted video doesn't disrupt with a streaming background app playback as long as the video stays muted.
Actual Results:
The playback of the streaming sound app is stopped when the muted video starts on Safari.
Version:
Safari 10.0 (iOS10)</pre>
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