title: Can Javascript detect if a mobile device is muted?
body: <p>My website is currently playing sounds when the user answers a question right/wrong. But I notice that on my tablet (iPad) and mobile (iPhone) it plays the sounds even though I put it in silence mode. And I don't want the phone/tablet to play sounds when the user has clearly set their device in silent mode (the Ringer). So, can I detect whether a device is muted/silenced and then not play any sounds? I tested on Safari and Chrome, and it always plays the sound, irrespective of the Ringer's state.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT:</strong> If it is not possible to read this information, then my question would be if there is a way to play sounds that DOES respect the user's muting preferences? I am using jQuery's <code>$("#correctsound").trigger('play')</code>, and clearly this doesn't respect those settings. Do we have a different way to play sounds that takes these settings into account?</p>