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omer
omer Jun 29 '15
i am using embeded iframe facebook video but not starting on mobile its working on desktop but not seeking play button
Taissa Team
Taissa Jun 30 '15
Omer, this issue has already been discussed. Please, do the search before posting: http://www.oxwall.org/forum/topic/13307?page=1#post-67195 .
omer
omer Jul 1 '15
i know this topic its not about on the mobile video starting...
The Forum post is edited by omer Jul 1 '15
Taissa Team
Taissa Jul 6 '15
Omer, please specify can you reproduce this issue on the DEMO.
What the iframe code did you use ?
I've tested and find no issues with playing facebook iframe video on our Demo.

omer
omer Jul 7 '15
on the desktop no play buttun but working when i click over... but on mobile android not working ? 


i am using <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=23423523523" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0">

The Forum post is edited by omer Jul 7 '15
Taissa Team
Taissa Jul 7 '15
omer, Facebook have changed the video URL standard. In old version Facebook does not support playing iframe video on mobile devices. So, if you paste FB video link using an old URL format, it will play on desktop version but won’t play on mobile devices.
Presently, as far as I know new video URL format allows to play video on mobile devices and it requires to make changes for Video plugin parsing system . This has been reported to our developers and will be fixed in a future updates.
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omer
omer Jul 8 '15
well, how it works on demo?
Taissa Team
Taissa Jul 8 '15
omer, for Facebook the Demo mobile version on desktop it is not the same that mobile version on mobile devices. To play video our system should grab this video using the URL in iframe. When you try to play this video on desktop mobile version Facebook recognize this link as a link to desktop version. But when you open the same video on mobile device, Facebook needs to get the mobile link, for example: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v= .
As I said before, an old URL version of iframe video was not supported on mobile devices. And as I understood you are using an old version of URL. That is why this works only on the desktop mobile version.
omer
omer Jul 9 '15
what is new iframe facebook url