Comment by solateor on 27/06/2022 at 17:29 UTC

105 upvotes, 1 direct replies (showing 1)

View submission: Let’s Talk About the Video Player

Can we discuss third-party audio/video too?

Figured this is good a place as any to ask "Why does reddit's mobile app mute audio on submissions from 3rd party hosts like imgur and gfycat[1]?"

1: https://redd.it/oj7b99

^ this is a question I posted to r/help about a year ago. Submission question:

As the title states, reddit's native app mutes sound/audio on submissions from hosted on 3rd party platforms like imgur and gfycat. It's a fact I've discovered and not a matter of not knowing how to use the mute/unmute button (namely because there isn't one!). Here is a screenshot imgur hosted video with audio I posted to /r/interestingasfuck a few weeks ago as seen in the reddit's mobile app

Look at the bottom "This video doesn't have sound"

Here's the submission in the subreddit[2], which if you're using another mobile app like Apollo, Bacon Reader, Narwhal or are on the desktop site, will have audio on or the ability to turn it on. Seems that everywhere but Reddit's mobile app offers audio/sound from 3rd party hosts like imgur and gfycat, but reddit's app doesn't even make sound an option. It's just off by default.

2: https://redd.it/oa79s8

Why?

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Comment by xxfay6 at 27/06/2022 at 20:04 UTC

27 upvotes, 1 direct replies

My guess is that 3rd party apps use the API and properly load videos as they should, while reddit uses embeds or some other way to try and not associate harder with external providers.