Question

I want to play audio file on ipad which is located on some server. but thing is I want to autoplay audio file using HTML5. Please suggest me the way.

Thanks

Answer 1

The autoplay attribute is purposely disabled on iPhone and iPad:

In Safari on iOS (for all devices,
including iPad), where the user may be
on a cellular network and be charged
per data unit, preload and autoplay
are disabled. No data is loaded until
the user initiates it. This means the
JavaScript play() and load() methods
are also inactive until the user
initiates playback, unless the play()
or load() method is triggered by user
action. In other words, a
user-initiated Play button works, but
an onLoad=”play()” event does not.

Having said that there are some hacks for iOS 3 and iOS 4 to work around this with JavaScript. On iOS 3 you can create a link element and then simulate a click event to trigger the media element to play; on iOS4 you can simply call the load() and play() methods directly on the element.