Videos in a webview doesn't play

Bug description: It is not possible to play any video in a webview. I have already tried videos from youtube (embedded, iframe, in an html file), vimeo … no video works, no image, no sound, just an inifinite loading. Opening the same link in the device’s default browser, the video starts playing. Opening the same link through the webview the page is loaded but the video doesn’t play.

Notes:

• I added android:hardwareAccelerated="true" in androidManifest and <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
• I created a simple native example on android using webview and any video works without any problem.
• I implemented a native ui component that when mounted starts a webview in an activity and it works.
• If i put the code bellow in the Main Activity of my app it also works.

@Override
  @CallSuper
  protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

      webView = new WebView(this);
      setContentView(webView);

      WebSettings webSettings = webView.getSettings();
      webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
      webSettings.setAllowFileAccess(true);

      webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
          @Override
          public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
              return true;
          }
      });

      webView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient());
      webView.loadUrl("https://www.youtube.com/embed/TQsl9nxs_1o?autoplay=1");
  }
}

Environment:

• Device: Fire TV Stick (Gen 2)
• OS version: Fire OS 5
• Android version : Android Level 22 (Android 5.1)
• react-native version: 0.63.2
• react-native-webview version: 10.8.3

[Marinaarimany]

set as below mixedContentMode=‘always’

it works for me

[sidVaidya]

<WebView mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction={true} androidLayerType= ‘hardware’ mixedContentMode=‘always’ style={{ height: 240, width: 320, alignSelf: “center”, alignContent: “center”, }} javaScriptEnabled={true} source={{ uri: https://www.youtube.com/embed/sFFwvr6l2mM? =0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&controls=0&fullscreen=0 }} /> I have this code but only audio is playing video not visible