Uncaught (in Promise) DOMException: play() can only be initiated by a user gesture

Question

I'm seeing the follow error in our HTML 5 JavaScript video player implementation, only on Android + Chrome Mobile:

Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: play() can only be initiated by a user gesture

What is the cause of this error and what is the right way to avoid it going forward?

Answer 1

If you are using a webview this will work.

webviewSettings.setMediaPlaybackRequiresUserGesture(false);