title: mp4 content won't play in webpages served to Samsung Internet browser
body: <p>I have a website which is able to play mp4 media (via the <code>&lt;video&gt;</code> tag and via DASH) in every browser except the Samsung Internet browser, which comes as default on Samsung Galaxy phones and probably a lot of other Samsung devices.</p>
  
  <p>On a desktop, iPad, or even an ancient HP TouchPad tablet, it works fine.  Using other browsers on the same Samsung device (e.g. Chrome), the mp4 media plays fine, so it's not a limitation of Android or the device hardware.</p>
  
  <p>I can detect the Samsung browser with JavaScript and disable video content on those devices, but I'd really like to not have to do that.  Surely there is a workaround.</p>
  
  <p>Here's a quick test, if you'd like to try it on your device.  It tries to play 3 slightly different types of mp4 media on one page:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://2pic.me/dashtest.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://2pic.me/dashtest.html</a></p>
  
  <p>On my Samsung Galaxy S6, none of them play in the Samsung Internet browser.</p>
  
  <p>I tried using video.js, but that did not change the behavior.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update</strong>:</p>
  
  <p>In the year since I posted this, Samsung has finally updated their browser, and mp4 content now plays correctly, including auto-play.</p>