Html5 (audio) on Safari & iOS

It may sound odd, but check that your HTML page has a as the first line. 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<title>My Page Title</title>
... and the rest of your page's code follows...

Safari is known to not render HTML-5 content without the proper DOCTYPE.

More Info: http://www.wimpyplayer.com/docs/common/doctype.html


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>

It seems the actual "fix" was really simple for me - all I needed is to make sure <audio> tag has enough width to show all the controls. See screenshot below enter image description here

Upper version

<audio controls preload="auto" style="width:100%;" >
    <source src="https://file-examples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/file_example_MP3_5MG.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
</audio>

Bottom Version

<audio controls preload="auto">
        <source src="https://file-examples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/file_example_MP3_5MG.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
</audio>

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