Can you hear this video? MP4 embed in comment autoplays, but muted - no option to save/enlarge/unmute/open URL in browser

aeharding, 28 days ago

Video support in comments is currently limited to short reaction GIFs - e.g. no scrubbing/unmuting. As a workaround I recommend linking to videos instead of embedding. In the future this will likely get better :)

brbposting, 27 days ago

Thanks for the info!!

Coulda sworn it was supported in the past, otherwise I would’ve framed it more as an enhancement request.

Hope you’re nearly to a good weekend :)

QuadratureSurfer, 28 days ago

On Android here: the video plays on the comment from brbposting but there is no audio and no controls for play/pause, mute/unmute, etc.

brbposting, 28 days ago

Same. Thanks!

ccunning, 28 days ago

Audio did not play for me in Voyager but I was able to copy the URL to Safari and open it where it did play.

brbposting, 28 days ago

Thanks, and me too.

Added when you reminded me:

Edit: I mean to say I can’t use a control on the video to open the video URL in a browser. I was able to use Voyager’s feature to open the specific comment in a browser window though, and there (in Safari) it played with sound and some native iOS controls when I tapped on it.

ccunning, 28 days ago

I suspected but wanted to be thorough just in case

Lodra, 28 days ago (edited 28 days ago)

The video plays for me as well but no sound. I’m using the PWA on iOS.

brbposting, 28 days ago

Thanks for reporting in :)

And assume you meant “but no sound”

Lodra, 28 days ago

Lol whoops. You’ve got it right. I fixed up my previous comment

owlboy, 28 days ago

Same here. Including when silent is off.

JackGreenEarth, 28 days ago

That’s weird, for me on Voyager, no comments at all are displayed for the linked post.

brbposting, 28 days ago

Thanks for that, I have to check that fediverse investigator site and see if the two of us are defederated or something.