Audio won't autoplay on website?

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November 23, 2022
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I'm using this script. I have the player hidden on purpose and the audio file is in the root of the site in the public.html folder. For some reason it is not playing?

<audio autoplay id="volumeset">
<source src="wolfhowl.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
</audio>
<script>
var audio = document.getElementById("volumeset");
audio.volume = 0.1;
</script>

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

GOOD! That's how it should work.

Web devices and browsers don't support autoplay because it's obnoxious & rude:

For people who work in close proximity to other employees.
For parents with a sleeping baby nearby.
For me when my favorite podcast is interrupted with a cacophony of unwanted noise from an inconsiderate site owner. 😠

Remove autoplay. And DO NOT set volume. Give users controls with which to PLAY media and adjust volume as they see fit.

Replace everything you have now with this. It's all you need:

Nancy OShea

Correct answer

Community Expert

GOOD! That's how it should work.

Web devices and browsers don't support autoplay because it's obnoxious & rude:

For people who work in close proximity to other employees.
For parents with a sleeping baby nearby.
For me when my favorite podcast is interrupted with a cacophony of unwanted noise from an inconsiderate site owner. 😠

Remove autoplay. And DO NOT set volume. Give users controls with which to PLAY media and adjust volume as they see fit.

Replace everything you have now with this. It's all you need:

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

whiskeywolfAuthor

Participant

Thank you. I do NOT want controls. I just want a short audio file of a wolf howl played softly in the background when the page loads. It is not some long loud file or anything like that. Is it possible? I followed the tutorials from this website and his works but mine doesnt? Not sure what I'm doing wrong?

https://www.tutorialbrain.com/html_tutorial/html5_audio/

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

That autoplay doesn't work for me either. Nothing does because my browser blocks autoplay by default and it's that way for the majority of users.

If you don't believe me, this is what MDN says about autoplay.

https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Media/Autoplay_guide

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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