I believe you need to use the audio element specifically. The Web Audio API is subject to different restrictions than the audio element. I used a similar approa

I believe you need to use the audio element specifically. The Web Audio API is subject to different restrictions than the audio element. I used a similar approach on Audjust: https://www.audjust.com/blog/unmute-web-audio-on-ios/ https://www.audjust.com/blog/unmute-web-audio-on-ios/ (nice site you created btw! I love seeing audio stuff for the web)