This change is being gradually rolled out to users in Quantum version 66. Viewers can choose to block or allow unmuted autoplay for specific domains on their setup Workarounds
Policy: Firefox now blocks videos with sound from playing automatically. Policy: Autoplaying videos must be muted.ĭevice: Autoplay is disabled when the iPhone or iPad is in Low Power Mode. IOS (Safari, other mobile browsers, apps) Videos that are frequently visited by the viewer are permitted to autoplay with sound (based on Google’s scoring system) Policy: Autoplaying videos must be muted. Viewers can choose to block or allow unmuted autoplay for specific domains on their setup (see here) In these cases, your video will revert back to the original thumbnail and controls, requiring viewers to select play to start playback.Īutoplay is currently restricted in the following environments:
However, please note that some browsers specifically block autoplay. If the autoplay parameter is present, our player will attempt to automatically begin playback. Every parameter after the hash can be added using & rather than ?. This will appear directly after the video ID in the URL and looks similar to ?h=913062c8ff. Important: If your video is set to the Unlisted privacy setting, additional parameters must be added after the privacy hash parameter.
So, for example, if you were embedding two autoplay, looping, videos on a page, the embed code for each would look like this: If you have more than one video autoplaying on a particular page, you will also need to include this parameter: You can also do this manually by adding the following parameters into your embed code: Read on for alternative steps if your video is unlisted.) (Note: this method is currently only an option for Public or Password-Protected videos. In the window that opens, click the "Show options" link, and check the corresponding boxes next to "Loop this video," "Autoplay this video," or both. If you’d like your embedded video to autoplay or loop, go to the video's page on and click the " Share" button in the upper right corner of the video player.