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Audio not always working while viewing course on iPad
I published a course with the following qualities:
- Storyline 360
- Published for LMS, SCORM 1.2
- HTML5 only output
When viewing the course from a desktop computer, the audio behaves perfectly.
When viewing the course from an iPad (iPad Pro, 3rd gen, iOS 13.1.3, Safari), the audio often times will not play on the first visit of the slide. When you hit the replay button on the player, or nav away then back to the slide, the audio will play properly.
Additionally, the volume button on the player does not respond to taps.
Is there a way to troubleshoot this so this course can be effectively viewed on an iPad?
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Greetings, Meghan. Happy to dive in!
What you're describing sounds like an issue we had in Storyline 360 where audio would not play on iPadOS 13 devices. Update 34 holds a fix for this, and here's how to update your app to this latest version!
If you're already on this version and are seeing these issues, are you comfortable with attaching the affected .story file publicly here or privately by this link?
I'll help gauge the performance in another LMS environment like SCORM Cloud, and delete it after troubleshooting!
Thanks Katie. That is the version I'm using right now and still experiencing the issues. I just submitted my source file privately through the link you provided above.
Thanks for that detail, Meghan!
I'll run some tests on the file and let you know what I find within the support case. Talk soon!
Katie
how's the test going? I am having the same issues. The course was tested from SCORM Cloud and our private LMS. The audio works on the desktop (Windows, iMac, and iPhone 10 in my test). When testing on the iPad Mini, 5th and 6th Gen the audio is a hit and miss on the course. I am on the latest updates.
Hi Ted!
Sorry this is affecting your courses as well! We've confirmed this is a bug where audio doesn't play in courses using iOS 13 and later when using Safari.
I'd like our Support Engineers to take a look at your file as well. Would you mind sharing your file with our team? If so, please use this link to begin troubleshooting with our Support Engineers.
Lauren,
I submitted the SL file along with the zip file that was published with the Web option.
Hello Ted!
Perfect! I see that you're working with Renato, one of our Support Engineers. You're in good hands.
I'll be following along to see what the outcome is!
Hello Lauren is there any workaround for this? My customer is growing increasingly frustrated about this bug and they are about to escalate the issue and ask for a discount on our work for something that is not our fault. Are you close on a fix for this issue?
Vanessa I feel your pain. :(
Hi Everyone,
We appreciate your patience and efforts and want to let you know that we've included a fix in Storyline 360, Update 36, where the audio would not play on iPadOS 13 devices.
Just launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer and click the Update button for Storyline 360. Details here.
Please let us know if you have any questions here or reaching out directly with our support engineers.
