I'm currently working on an HTML5 video player, I have it working fully everywhere, except on the iPad.
Basically, I can control everything, except the sound, I have a mute button, it works fine on Google Chrome, Firefox 3.6 and Safari on Mac OS, but on the iPad no matter what value I put in video.volume, there is no change happening.
Did anybody get it working properly?
Here's my HTML code:
<video src="video_url" width="608" height="476" autobuffer="autobuffer" id="html5-player" preload>
Your browser doesn't support HTML5.
</video
And here's the Javascript:
var muted = false;
$j('.player-mute').click(function(){
if(muted) {
videoPlayer.volume = 1;
muted = false;
} else {
videoPlayer.volume = 0;
muted = true;
}
});
The volume property on the iOS devices is read-only according to Apple's documentation:
On iOS devices, the audio level is always under the user’s physical control. The volume property is not settable in JavaScript. Reading the volume property always returns 1.
If you read the iPad html5 video documentation it says that only the user of the device can start video, and change volume.
As #dobrin said, the volume property is read only on IOS for the video.
However, you could use the muted property, this allow you to mute or unmute video, most of the time, this will respond to the problem.
So, you can't set a specific volume between 0 and 1 but you can set the volume either to 0 or 1, then Apple assume that you will use the physical buttons for setting the volume.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/muted
var muted = false;
$j('.player-mute').click(function(){
if(muted) {
videoPlayer.volume(1);
muted = false;
} else {
videoPlayer.volume(0);
muted = true;
}
});
use like function
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I've been running into an issue now for a while where on some ios devices my webaudio system only seems to work with headphones where as other devices (exact same os, model, etc) the audio plays perfectly fine through the speakers or headphones. I've searched for a solution to this but haven't found anything on this exact issue. The only thing I can think of is that maybe it's an audio channel issue or something.
How can I fix this?
#Alastair is correct, the mute toggle switch does mute WebAudio, but it does not mute HTML5 tags. Thanks to his work I managed to find a work around for the web which enables WebAudio to play even when the mute toggle switch is on. I'd post this as a comment on his reply, but I don't have the reputation.
In order to play WebAudio you must also play at least one WebAudio sound source node and one HTML5 tag during a user action. It is fine if these sounds are short bits of silence. I found that this self contained code works without any extra files needed:
EDIT 11/29/19:
Removed vestigial typescript typedefs. Thanks #Joep. I also realized the code below is woefully out of date and janky. Just consider it an example. Editing this post prompted me to create an open source solution for this. You can see a demo of it here: https://spencer-evans.com/share/github/unmute/ and check out the repo here: https://github.com/swevans/unmute
/**
* PLEASE DONT USE THIS AS IT IS, THIS IS JUST EXAMPLE CODE.
* If you want a drop in solution I have a script on git hub
* Demo:
* #see https://spencer-evans.com/share/github/unmute/
* Github Repo:
* #see https://github.com/swevans/unmute
*/
var isWebAudioUnlocked = false;
var isHTMLAudioUnlocked = false;
function unlock() {
if (isWebAudioUnlocked && isHTMLAudioUnlocked) return;
// Unlock WebAudio - create short silent buffer and play it
// This will allow us to play web audio at any time in the app
var buffer = myContext.createBuffer(1, 1, 22050); // 1/10th of a second of silence
var source = myContext.createBufferSource();
source.buffer = buffer;
source.connect(myContext.destination);
source.onended = function()
{
console.log("WebAudio unlocked!");
isWebAudioUnlocked = true;
if (isWebAudioUnlocked && isHTMLAudioUnlocked)
{
console.log("WebAudio unlocked and playable w/ mute toggled on!");
window.removeEventListener("mousedown", unlock);
}
};
source.start();
// Unlock HTML5 Audio - load a data url of short silence and play it
// This will allow us to play web audio when the mute toggle is on
var silenceDataURL = "data:audio/mp3;base64,//MkxAAHiAICWABElBeKPL/RANb2w+yiT1g/gTok//lP/W/l3h8QO/OCdCqCW2Cw//MkxAQHkAIWUAhEmAQXWUOFW2dxPu//9mr60ElY5sseQ+xxesmHKtZr7bsqqX2L//MkxAgFwAYiQAhEAC2hq22d3///9FTV6tA36JdgBJoOGgc+7qvqej5Zu7/7uI9l//MkxBQHAAYi8AhEAO193vt9KGOq+6qcT7hhfN5FTInmwk8RkqKImTM55pRQHQSq//MkxBsGkgoIAABHhTACIJLf99nVI///yuW1uBqWfEu7CgNPWGpUadBmZ////4sL//MkxCMHMAH9iABEmAsKioqKigsLCwtVTEFNRTMuOTkuNVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV//MkxCkECAUYCAAAAFVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV";
var tag = document.createElement("audio");
tag.controls = false;
tag.preload = "auto";
tag.loop = false;
tag.src = silenceDataURL;
tag.onended = function()
{
console.log("HTMLAudio unlocked!");
isHTMLAudioUnlocked = true;
if (isWebAudioUnlocked && isHTMLAudioUnlocked)
{
console.log("WebAudio unlocked and playable w/ mute toggled on!");
window.removeEventListener("mousedown", unlock);
}
};
var p = tag.play();
if (p) p.then(function(){console.log("play success")}, function(reason){console.log("play failed", reason)});
}
window.addEventListener("mousedown", unlock);
This is likely because the iPhone's side switch is on "mute". It's very confusing - HTML5 <audio> tags still play fine when the phone is muted, but WebAudio does not. Why? Who knows. But it's a restriction I currently haven't found a way around.
If the iPhone mute button is down, meaning that the iPhone is muted, what is played through Web Audio Api will be muted.
Unfortunately there is no way to check if that physical button (located on the left edge towards the top of the iPhone) is on or off through Javascript.
This issue is completely independent from the fact that in iOS Safari the audio has to be started by a user action for it to be unmuted. There are some tricks that can be done to overcome that fact, including the one suggested by here Spencer, were you use "any action or a specific action" started by the user to "play" a silent audio file to allow subsequently playing audio files to play unmuted.
had same issue, and finally understood problem.
indeed WebView don't play sound on internal speakers if phone is in mute.
when i dig deeper i found a workaround :)
original post => https://stackoverflow.com/a/37874619/8064246
do {
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback)
//print("AVAudioSession Category Playback OK")
do {
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
//print("AVAudioSession is Active")
} catch _ as NSError {
//print(error.localizedDescription)
}
} catch _ as NSError {
//print(error.localizedDescription)
}
It appears that neither volume controls nor mute/unmute work on iPad. Did anyone encounter this problem before? Pretty straightforward functionality, no errors, just silent fail.
var player;
$(document).ready(function () {
player = new MediaElementPlayer('#player', {});
});
function mute() {
player.setMuted(true)
// player.setVolume(0) does not work either on iPad
}
function unmute() {
player.setMuted(false)
}
HTML:
<audio id="player" controls="controls">
<source type="audio/mp3" src="intro.mp3" /> </audio>
Nevermind. Since MediaElement.js uses native <audio> controls on iPad, according to Safari HTML5 Audio and Video guide, it is not possible to control HTML5 audio volume via script:
On iOS devices, the audio level is always under the user’s physical control. The volume property is not settable in JavaScript. Reading the volume property always returns 1.
https://developer.apple.com/library/safari/documentation/AudioVideo/Conceptual/Using_HTML5_Audio_Video/Device-SpecificConsiderations/Device-SpecificConsiderations.html
... need to program a workaround for iPads.
I'm trying to play a native video in a StageWebView in an Air for iPad app that plays sound and requires user interaction via the microphone.
Everything seems to work, but when I start playing the video, sound and microphone stop.
If I dispose the StageWebView, sound and mic get back but only after 15 seconds (and I need sound and mic to work at least straight after the StageWebView is released).
I tried to get this work on an iOS5 iPad1, and on an iOS6 iPad2, using Air 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 beta. I tried to switch the mute button of the iPad, and I also tried to change the SoundMixer.audioPlaybackMode to Media and Ambient.
But it didn't worked and I'm stucked.
Here is my code that deals with the microphone :
var microphone:Microphone = Microphone.getMicrophone();
microphone.addEventListener(SampleDataEvent.SAMPLE_DATA, __micHandler);
private function micHandler(event : SampleDataEvent) : void {
trace("mic is working !");
}
For the audio :
_snd = new Sound();
_snd.load(new URLRequest(path));
_sndChannel = _snd.play();
private function soundStopHandler(event : MouseEvent) : void {
if(_sndChannel) _sndChannel.stop();
}
And for the video player :
_webview = new StageWebView();
_webview.stage = stage;
_webview.viewPort = new Rectangle(10, 120, 480, 300);
_webview.loadURL(path);
private function videoStopHandler(event : MouseEvent) : void {
if(_webview) {
_webview.dispose();
_webview = null;
}
}
Did anyone faced this problem before me ? Is there anything I forgot or did in a wrong way ?
Maybe this problem is related to the iOS System.
In iOS perspective, as far as I know, officially it is not possible. When you start the recording sessions, except for recording does not occupy it. Once you playback and recording sessions in the session must be solved. recording and playback session, the session can not be occupied simultaneously.
refer a apple documentation: Audio Session
AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayAndRecord or the equivalent kAudioSessionCategory_PlayAndRecord—Use this category for an application that inputs and outputs audio. The input and output need not occur simultaneously, but can if needed. This is the category to use for audio chat applications.
In AIR, if you code no problem. most likely this reason.
I want to preload multiple audio files. To do this, I tried to create multiple Audio elements in JavaScript.
function loadAudio(){
audio1 = new Audio();
audio1.addEventListener('canplaythrough', isLoaded, false);
audio1.src = 'assets/audio/Maid with the Flaxen Hair.mp3';
audio1.load();
}
function isLoaded(){
audio1.removeEventListener('canplaythrough', isAppLoaded);
alert('maid');
alert('start audio 2');
audio2 = new Audio();
audio2.addEventListener('canplaythrough', isLoaded2, false);
audio2.src = 'assets/audio/Kalimba.mp3';
audio2.load();
}
function isLoaded2(){
alert('kalimba');
}
I only get the first alert, the second one never works.
I found that I can only play one sound at a time, but can I also only load one? Does the script need another user input for every new Audio object I create? Or does anyone have another way to create a preloader for audio?
this could have to do with the limitations on autoplaying (and, as far as i know autoloading) audiofiles on ios-devices (see here: Limitations of HTML5 Audio on iOS 4?).
In short: You cannot programmatically start audio-playback on ios devices, this is only allowed from within event-handlers for trusted (=initiated by the user) events.
Yo can play multiple audio on IOS device
using following way
$("#btn").on("click",function(){
alert("audio clicked");
var aud=new Audio();
aud.src="music.mp3";
aud.play();
var aud1=new Audio();
aud1.src="intro.mp3";
aud1.play();
})
The above code play multiple audio on device
I am trying to Autoplay an mp3 file using html5 on ipad but its not working
Here is my code
<audio src="1.mp3" autoplay="" controls="" onended="this.play()"></audio>
The iPad does not support autoplaying of video and audio files. This is a design decision.
I found a way to auto-play video. I think is working on audio, also.
It works if you append/empty every time the video element from the div.
function addListeners()
{
// loop for each list item
$('#mscroll li').each(function looping(index)
{
// onclick...
$(this).click(function onItemClick()
{
// empty left column and description
$("#divplayer").empty();
// append video tag
$("#divplayer").append('<video width="'+video_width+'" height="'+video_height+'" controls="controls"><source src="'+videos_array[index].mp4+'" autoplay/></video>');
$('video').get(0).play();
});
});
}
I have tested this on my Ipad, iOS 5.1.1
Here is a pretty detailed overview of mobile audio and tricks to make it work, created in 2013, so quite recent:
http://pupunzi.open-lab.com/2013/03/13/making-html5-audio-actually-work-on-mobile/
Good luck!