@@ -3212,6 +3212,9 @@
else {
el.removeEventListener( 'loadeddata', startEmbeddedMedia ); // remove first to avoid dupes
el.addEventListener( 'loadeddata', startEmbeddedMedia );
+
+ // `loadeddata` never fires unless we start playing on iPad
+ if( /ipad/gi.test( UA ) ) el.play();
}