so this is my issue. I was able to autoplay some videos which are not live stream. They are auto playing perfectly using https://github.com/Stanko/html-canvas-video-player but when I place the live stream HLS format, the video does not play, whether auto or via double tap. I would like to know how to auto play a video stream on iphone. Thanks!
iOS specifically refuses to auto play live streams. This allows the user to controll their data usage considering most people have data caps. Apple is changing this in ios10 however.