Player.js: Autoplay on mobile devices

[Eelsie]

Expected Behavior

Videos autoplay on mobile devices.

Actual Behavior

Videos autoplay on desktop, but not on mobile.

Question

Is it possible to autoplay videos on android and IOS devices? I'm actually using these parameters src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/${vimeoId}?autoplay=1&loop=1&autopause=0&muted=1&background=1&playsinline=1" and I also tried to trigger the play on load with the player player.play(). Thanks for your help!

[rebecca-sich]

@Eelsie I have tested your link with this video (76979871) at https://player.vimeo.com/video/76979871?autoplay=1&loop=1&autopause=0&muted=1&background=1&playsinline=1 on Android 8.1 with Chrome 66 (a Pixel 2) and it autoplayed perfectly. Also was tested on and iPhone 7 and iPhoneX running the newest software 11.3.1 and it also autoplayed.

It is worth noting that you have many excessive parameters.
background=1 is equivalent to `autoplay=1&loop=1&muted=1' as background will always, autoplay, muted and loop. So your link should really be: https://player.vimeo.com/video/76979871?background=1&autopause=0&playsinline=1

If you provide more details, perhaps we can help. Otherwise, I will close this ticket.

[rebecca-sich]

It is also worth noting that Autoplay does not work on iPhones in power save mode or Androids in data save mode so that may be part of your problem.

[luwes]

On our end autoplay on mobile seems to work correctly: https://codepen.io/luwes/pen/LrLwVR
Please re-open if you think this is still an issue.

[pxwee5]

Tried this and failed on Android 8 Chrome.
But plays on iOS Safari.
Both are not on power saving mode.

Suspects that you guys may have accumulated enough Chrome MEI score to play from codepen. Currently there are no ways of resetting Chrome MEI scores.

[rebecca-sich]

@pxwee5 I have found on my Pixel 2, Android 8 in Chrome it does not autoplay when I am turn on "Data Saver" In Chrome Settings -> Data Saver. When I turn that off it does.
To test: please go to https://player.vimeo.com/video/76979871?autoplay=1&muted=1 on your phone and ensure Data Saver is off. Does it autoplay?

[pxwee5]

@rsichel107 Thanks for replying, but unfortunately no, it does not autoplay on my phone.
I'm on charging (no power save mode) and wifi (no data saver).

[rebecca-sich]

@pxwee5 Sorry if that was unclear, data saver applies whether you are on Wi-fi or not and you may not even realize it is on for you. As you can see from my screenshot I am also on Wi-Fi but datasaver is still on. Again, please confirm that the settting is not on.

[pxwee5]

@rsichel107 Nope, it's not on.

[rebecca-sich]

@pxwee5 I'm sorry I can't be more helpful, this works on our Android test devices.

[maximilliangeorge]

Would it be possible to fall back to ordinary player when "low power mode" and "data saving mode" is enabled? Or some other fallback option?

[bendytree]

If anyone's having trouble with autoplay within a WKWebView on iOS, then make sure you set allowsInlineMediaPlayback to true. It defaults to false.

[Vardges777]

@rebecca-sich I dont understand your answer..it is possible to have an autoplay video on mobile devices?if yes how can I do that?

[j-greig]

I don't see allowsInlineMediaPlayback mentioned on https://vimeo.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001494447-Using-Player-Parameters anywhere, can it be used as a URL parameter?