On iPhone, Vimeo Javascript API .play() function doesn't work until the video has been played

Question

I\'m using SwipeView (http://cubiq.org/swipeview) to create a swipeable slideshow on touchscreen devices. This is simple enough with images, but I want to include a Vimeo vi

Answer 1

Safari remote console will show you the error on the console - Error: The viewer must initiate playback first.

If you seek a video before it's played, the video won't start (iOS only; other platforms seem ok).

player.addEvent('ready', function() {
    player.api("seekTo", 10);
});

So you need to do something like:

if ( navigator.userAgent.match(/(iPad|iPhone|iPod)/g)) {
    player.addEvent('play', function(id) {
        player.api("seekTo", 10);
    });
} else {
    player.api("seekTo", 10);
}