Need to fix audio auto-play for iPhone mobile users (specifically on safari and chrome)

Hi! My team and I are developing an education platform. One of our features is a auto-play flashcard feature where users can listen to their flashcards hands free.

We are having an issue where the autoplay wont work for users with iPhone's. I think the rule is that user's are supposed to give consent to the auto-play. We do make the user hit play before it starts so that should be the "constent" but it's still not working. Anyone have ideas?

Need to fix audio auto-play for iPhone mobile users (specifically on safari and chrome)
 
 
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