SoundCloud Autoplay in iFrame has Stopped Working

Question

this page http://falsefeatures.com/aBookForPrivateReading/PlayHeavyWater should autoplay as I understand it.

the code looks like this:

<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/108973626&amp;color=9900EE&amp;auto_play=true&amp;show_artwork=false"></iframe>

the audio does play if button clicked and I can change the button color and show or hide the artwork, as you'd expect. but no autoplay?

I've simplified for debug purposes but I have another page which I'd swear was autoplaying last week just fine. I have tried different browsers, computers, connections: what gives?

~Marqso

Answer 1

your link auto plays fine for me on Chrome.

It won't work on iOS devices though – there's a limitation on Apple's side that prevents media from auto playing in order to save on user's traffic.

Answer 2

This was caused by a regression on our part and was fixed last week.

https://twitter.com/flaneur/status/398439823234846720