Tips to fix Your browser does not support audio element:
In this article, we are going to discuss on How to fix Your browser does not support audio element. You are provided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Your browser does not support audio element’ error:
With <Audio> tag and JavaScript APIs supports in HTML5, it is possible for the browsers to support audio elements without having to install external element. It supports codecs including Wav, MP3, and Ogg Vorbis in HTML5 for playing audio. However, several users reported they faced ‘Your browser does not support audio element’ error on their browser that states audio element is not supported on your browser that’s why you are receiving the error.
This error is occurred possibly due to audio element incompatibility issue. It means that different browsers support different types of audio. For example, Firefox 5 and above version supports Ogg and Wav, while Internet Explorer 6 and above version supports MP3 and AAC, Safari and above version supports MP3, Wav and AAC, Chrome 12 and above supports AAC, Wav, MP3, and OGG, while Opera 11 and above version supports Wav and Ogg.
So, you should be careful with your browsers to ensure that they support your audio elements. If you are facing the same error ‘Your browser does not support audio element’ on your browser and looking for ways to fix, then you are in right-place for the solution. It is possible to resolve the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Your browser does not support audio element error?
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Method 2: Unmute the site
One possible way to fix the issue is to check whether your site/webpage is muted or not. You can unmute it in order to fix.
Step 1: Open the website/webpage in your browser on which you are facing ‘Your browser does not support audio element’ error
Step 2: Right-click on its tab and check whether the site is muted or not. If it is muted, you will see ‘Unmute Site’ option and click the option to unmute the site, and once done, check if the error is resolved.
Method 3: Check sound settings in browser
Step 1: Open your browser like Google Chrome and click ‘Three-Dots’ icon at top-right corner and select ‘Settings’
Step 2: Click ‘Privacy and Security’ in left pane, and click ‘Site Settings’ in right-pane to open it
Step 3: Scroll down the page and go to ‘Content’ section and click ‘Additional Content Settings’
Step 4: Click ‘Sound’ to open it and ensure that ‘Sites can play sound’ options are checked, and if unchecked, then click on it to check it, and then restart your browser and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 4: Clear cache and cookies of browser
Another way to fix the issue is to clear cookies and cache of browser.
Step 1: Open browser like Google Chrome and press ‘CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Clear Browsing Data’ tab/page
Step 2: Select ‘All Time’ from ‘Time Range’ dropdown, and check all checkboxes relating to cache and cookies, and then hit ‘Clear Data’ button and confirm clearing. Once done, check if the issue is resolved.
Method 5: Allow audio to play sound
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ app in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘System > Sound > Advanced > All Sound Devices’ and click on your audio device like Speaker
Step 2: In ‘Audio’ option, make sure that your audio is ‘Allowed’ to play on this device. If it is not allowed, click ‘Allow’ option and once done, restart your browser and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 6: Update sound card driver
Updating sound card driver to latest & compatible version can resolve the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and expand ‘Sound, video and game controllers’ category
Step 2: Right-click on your sound card driver and select ‘Update Driver’, and follow on-screen instructions to finish update and once updated, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Download or reinstall sound card driver update in Windows PC [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows drivers including sound card driver using Automatic Driver Update Tool. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Conclusion
I hope this post helped you on How to fix Your browser does not support audio element error with easy ways. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
