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Html5 (audio) on Safari & iOS

I am working on a web application and I have one compatibility problem with Apple devices & Safari on PCs.

Html5 audio tag:

<audio controls>
<source src="/audio/en/file.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
<source src="/audio/en/file.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
  • I just want to play an audio file with basic controls.
  • The previous code works perfectly on Chrome, Opera, Firefox (Windows & Android devices).
  • But controlers do no appear with Safari (tested with the latest version on PC, iPad & iPad mini).
  • Audio player have a grey background with only "play/pause" function.
  • Here is a screenshot that describes my problem :

Image

Thanks.

Solution

  • I had exactly the same problem.

    My solution: I added the full URL for the audiofile source. Don't know why but it makes a difference. Here's my full code. The CSS modifications are only to hide the download button. But when I take it out I don't see the timeline. Very strange but exactly this code works for me.

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>html5 audio player on iPhone</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<style>
audio::-internal-media-controls-download-button {
    display:none;
}
audio::-webkit-media-controls-enclosure {
    overflow:hidden;
}
audio::-webkit-media-controls-panel {
    width: calc(100% + 33px);
}  
</style>
</head>
<body>
<audio controls preload="auto" style="width:100%;">
    <source src="https://example.com/audio/audiofile.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
    Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio><br />
</body>
</html>