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SoundCloud embedded code does not autoplay on mobile?

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Hi,

I recently added a SoundCloud embedded player with auto play turned on for my websites (since auto play doesn't allow sound on video and the audio was originally for a video on the same page) and it works when I visit it on a desktop but when I get to a mobile the audio doesn't autoplay.

 

Please someone help me figure out how to make this work on mobiles too because I am receiving most traffic's from mobile and the whole page wouldn't make sense without the audio to the video also coming up.

I added a picture of what it says on the mobile website for the reason of it not autoplaying 

 

 

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18 hours ago, Myartspeace said:

I recently added a SoundCloud embedded player with auto play turned on for my websites (since auto play doesn't allow sound on video and the audio was originally for a video on the same page) and it works when I visit it on a desktop but when I get to a mobile the audio doesn't autoplay.

Automatically starting the playback of audio (or videos with audio) when a page loads can be an unwelcome surprise to users. This is why autoplay with sound isn't permitted. If users are bombarded with unexpected sound they will usually scramble to leave the site, or turn off the sound. Neither of these reactions are what you want.

It is generally better to use visual elements to draw attention to your video and encourage them to watch it. You can do this by initially 'autoplaying' the video without the soundtrack, or by encouraging them to click a link to manually play the video with sound.

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13 hours ago, paul2009 said:

Automatically starting the playback of audio (or videos with audio) when a page loads can be an unwelcome surprise to users. This is why autoplay with sound isn't permitted. If users are bombarded with unexpected sound they will usually scramble to leave the site, or turn off the sound. Neither of these reactions are what you want.

It is generally better to use visual elements to draw attention to your video and encourage them to watch it. You can do this by initially 'autoplaying' the video without the soundtrack, or by encouraging them to click a link to manually play the video with sound.

I can totally understand that, but my soundtrack is actually really soothing. Please tell me do you know any other platform that will let me add an html code with an audio and play it automatically on mobile websites?

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