How to get hidden, autoplaying audio in html5 on iOS

How to get hidden, autoplaying HTML5 audio on iOS (now with added hackiness!)

Let me start this article the same way I started my previous article about this topic: don’t autoplay audio. Autoplaying audio is the worst thing on the web and nobody will visit your site if you play audio without permission. It’s a bad, bad thing and people will hate you for it. Your dog will run away and your best friend will kick you in the face.

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How to get hidden, autoplaying audio in html5 on iOS

How to get hidden, autoplaying audio in html5 on iOS

Let me start this with a warning: If you’re making a website and you think autoplaying audio in the background is a great idea, you’re wrong. Very, very wrong.

Autoplaying audio, especially hidden autoplaying audio, is a terrible idea. Continue reading ‘How to get hidden, autoplaying audio in html5 on iOS’