How does Apple website automatically play videos if autoplay is disabled in iOS?
As I keep reading, there is no way to enable HTML5 video autoplay in iOS browsers.
So why does my old iPad (with iOS 8) automatically start this introductory video like http://www.apple.com/ipad-air-2/ ?
When checking this on desktop chrome, I pause at some point and see the script inserting the element <video>
with the mp4 file and then removing it after the animation finishes. I also looked into their script file but didn't find a definite answer to this question.
I want to clarify that I am not initiating any action other than opening the URL. I purposefully avoided every contact (no tap, touch, etc.).
Can anyone with more video ads explain this?
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This question has been answered for me elsewhere, so in case anyone stumbles upon this later ...
Short answer: Apple doesn't show videos on a device like iPad. They flash with a burst of JPEG images such as a film strip, making it look like it is playing a video. For a desktop browser, they will show the video file.
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