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Re:How to play a sound in a web browser (it ain’t easy) by dstein on Thursday March 17, 2011 @12:18AM (#2335062)
Without autoplay you cannot build a web based app that has audible dings for things like alerts or any sort of JavaScript music player or game. I'm okay with a web browser having the option of disabling audio though.
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Re:How to play a sound in a web browser (it ain’t easy) by plesn on Thursday March 17, 2011 @01:29PM (#2337036)
No problem : play and further autoplay could be authorized on a per app basis.
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