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Safari does not allow video elements without renderer to autoplay #58284

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Safari does not allow video elements without renderer to autoplay
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Update webrtc/RTCRtpSender-replaceTrack.https.html
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pc2.ontrack = (e) => {
v.srcObject = new MediaStream([e.track]);
};
const metadataToBeLoaded = new Promise((resolve) => {
v.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', () => {
const metadataToBeLoadedAndPlaying = new Promise((resolve) => {
v.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', async () => {
await v.play();
// note: calling v.play() is required in some browsers, not all.
resolve();
});
});
exchangeIceCandidates(pc1, pc2);
exchangeOfferAnswer(pc1, pc2);
await metadataToBeLoaded;
await metadataToBeLoadedAndPlaying;
await detectSignal(t, v, 20);
await sender.replaceTrack(track2);
await detectSignal(t, v, 250);
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pc2.ontrack = (e) => {
v.srcObject = new MediaStream([e.track]);
};
const metadataToBeLoaded = new Promise((resolve) => {
v.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', () => {
const metadataToBeLoadedAndPlaying = new Promise((resolve) => {
v.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', async () => {
await v.play();
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and here.

// note: calling v.play() is required in some browsers, not all.
resolve();
});
});
exchangeIceCandidates(pc1, pc2);
exchangeOfferAnswer(pc1, pc2);
await metadataToBeLoaded;
await metadataToBeLoadedAndPlaying;
await detectSignal(t, v, 20);
await sender.replaceTrack(null);
await sender.replaceTrack(track2);
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