"The URL can't be shown" error message on iPad

I have included video in Storyline as a Web Object and published the activity using LMS, SCORM2004, and the html5, mobile player, and view offline options. The activity plays in Blackboard 9.1 SP10 in the Windows7 environment using multiple browsers, OSX 8.2 using multiple browsers, and the iPhone. When I try to launch the activity on the iPad I get the error "The URL can't be shown" and if I select OK, the next window directs me to download the Articulate Mobile P)layer app. I understand that using the app offers "the best eLearning experience," but is there a way to provide access the activity without requiring the app?

Thanks much.

Deb