A recent update to the Safari browser seems to have stopped the auto play function in Cinema stack - Foundry 3. Besides having users change their browser settings, does anyone have any ideas how we can enable the auto play mode again? Thanks.
Iām totally up to date on my OS and Safari updates I think an I only seem to have v17.1 of Safari. Are you using a beta perhaps?
I am on Safari 17.2.1. This is the latest. 17.3 is the Beta version. Please refer to: Safari Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation
On this version I see the play icon appear on the live version of the Cinema Stack. I have tried to include an image of the Cinema Stack webpage to show you hat I see on Safari.
I have to go to Settings>Websites>AutoPlay and change the settings. Then clear the cache and re-open the Browser to see the auto play in action.
If Safari has implemented an override to prevent autoplay videos then I donāt think thereās much I can do about it. The autoplay videos were already using a few āhacksā to make themselves play automatically as it is, so I suspect Apple has just made it impossible unless the user opts in. Iāll take a look but I donāt have much hope for this one.
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Thanks for the information.
I got updated to Safari 17.2.1, loaded up a Cinema page, and by default it works here. I didnāt change any settings in Safari whatsoever. Am I the only one?
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Thatās great to see. I am in transit at the moment and I am thinking it could be the wifi I am on. Iāll be back home tomorrow and re-download safari and give it a go.
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After digging around I found the culprit! If low power mode is set, safari will not autoplay videos. Once I set the low power mode to āneverā then the cinema stack plays as it should. Apologies if I created more work for you.
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No problem whatsoever. Part of the job. Good sleuthing. 