Audio only mode doesn't work on iOS Safari

[sith-on-mars]

Official Instance

• [X] The bug is reproducable on the official hosted instance or is API related.

Describe the bug

There is a "audio only" mode to choose when playing a video. However, it doesn't work when I'm using Safari on iOS. After I clicked the button, the video reloaded, but didn't switch to the "audio only" mode.

To Reproduce

Please see above. I think this issue is very easy to observe so no extra description is needed.

Expected behavior

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Logs/Errors

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Browser, and OS with Version.

Safari on iOS 15.4.

Additional context

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[Mennaruuk]

I can reproduce:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/52135169/159130635-c536f572-3e41-4760-bd18-c2ff4226f8ce.mp4

[pinbuck]

Just like the video above, I also get this bug on Safari iOS 15.4.1. I'm not sure if for earlier versions of safari/iOS if audio mode worked before or not.

[kradant]

I too have this problem since the website's URL changed from invidious to piped I guess. A few weeks ago it worked. I use iOS 15.6.1

[umbralOptimatum]

Can confirm this issue is still present with iOS 17.3.1 and also happens on the Firefox iOS app (so is a general webkit issue).

Saving data on mobile devices is IMO one of the biggest use cases for audio only mode, so fixing this would be really helpful.