# Video component auto play

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/video-component-auto-play/54836>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [March 3, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/video-component-auto-play/54836 "2026-03-03T08:58:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Godber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/godber/32/26521_2.png) [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/video-component-auto-play/54836/1 "2026-03-03T08:58:36Z")

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I have a page of videos and auto play is turned off. when I click on one it opens and starts playing which is actually what I want to happen,….. but when I do same thing on my iPad or iPhone it opens but I still have to click the play button again…just wondering why that is?

if I click any one of those it will play.

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**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/video-component-auto-play/54836/2 "2026-03-04T09:35:16Z")

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What you’re seeing is normal behaviour on iOS. Safari on iPhone and iPad has stricter rules around media playback than desktop browsers.

On iOS, videos generally don’t start playing automatically. Apple wants a direct user interaction with the video element itself before playback begins. Because of that, the video opens but the user still has to tap the play button.

On desktop browsers the click that opens the video is often treated as sufficient interaction, so playback can start immediately.

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**Author:** ![Godber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/godber/32/26521_2.png) [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/video-component-auto-play/54836/3 "2026-03-04T09:41:19Z")

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Cheers Ben.

I was wondering if I had a setting wrong somewhere