iOS 17.4 beta audio failed in Safari

I am encountering the same thing. No sound from Safari and Chrome

I experienced the same on iPhone 14pro

Yep, I am also experiencing same problem.

Audio played ok in iOS 17.3 but no longer plays in 17.4 beta 1 or beta 2 on iPhone 12 Pro & iPhone SE v2.

It's a problem in Safari, Chrome & Firefox iPhone apps.

Not been able to test on iPad as i don't own one.

I have reported to Apple via Feedback App - but Apple rarely answer or seem to listen to developers reports.

Feedback from Apple would be helpful to us all, as we try to earn money from apps. It would also help improve Apple's relationships with developers.

I do hope this fix this soon, as they have broken the internet!

I'm experiencing the same issue with iOS 17.4 on an iPhone 12 mini, and have had several reports from users of our platform, all from people running the 17.4 beta.

Videos play fine, audio will not play. Tried debugging the browser but the console was empty. Affects all browsers.

To replicate the issue:

1 - Open Safari, and make sure no other tabs are open.

2 - Go to the w3schools lesson on the audio play() function for example (https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_audio_play)

3 - Press 'Play audio'. No audio plays.

To temporarily fix the problem:

4 - On a different tab go on Youtube/Dailymotion/whatever and play a video. Audio plays fine.

5 - Go back to the original tab and press 'Play audio'. The audio now plays.

Same here on iPhone Xs with all major browsers

same. Audio just doesn't start

fixed in beta 2