This page demonstates issues with <video>
element
in PWA/"Home Screen web app" on iOS, namely:
-
video.requestPictureInPicture
does nothing even whendocument.pictureInPictureEnabled
istrue
(FB17983433) -
Videos playing from
ManagedMediaSource
don't keep the device awake unless user has Attention Aware features enabled and looks at a screen or, starting with iOS 18.4, site enables Screen Wake Lock (FB17984089) -
Full Screen UI issues (iOS 17.4 screenshots of
player in Safari and
player in PWA;
FB17984554):
- Home indicator doesn't hide
- When changing volume, both player and system volume sliders are displayed
- On devices with Dynamic Island, "Currently playing" live activity is displayed
The issues are still present in iOS/iPadOS 26 Developer Beta 1