Fixed play button appearing for background videos in iPhones.

frontend/src/components/Constructor/CanvasBackground.tsx

@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ const CanvasBackground: React.FC<CanvasBackgroundProps> = ({
         isFadingIn={isFadingIn}
       />
 
-      {/* Background video - z-1 keeps it below backdrop blur layer (z-5) */}
+      {/* Background video - z-1 keeps it below backdrop blur layer (z-5)
+          Note: muted attribute is always true for iOS autoplay compatibility.
+          Actual muted state is controlled via useBackgroundVideoPlayback hook
+          which sets video.muted property via JavaScript (useEffect).
+          webkit-playsinline is legacy attribute for older iOS versions. */}
       {backgroundVideoUrl && (
         <video
           ref={videoRef}
@@ -187,6 +191,7 @@ const CanvasBackground: React.FC<CanvasBackgroundProps> = ({
           loop={useNativeLoop}
           muted={videoMuted}
           playsInline
+          webkit-playsinline=''
         />
       )}
 

frontend/src/components/Runtime/RuntimeControls.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {
   mdiFullscreen,
   mdiFullscreenExit,
   mdiDelete,
+  mdiVolumeHigh,
+  mdiVolumeOff,
 } from '@mdi/js';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 import { useOfflineMode } from '../../hooks/useOfflineMode';
@@ -38,6 +40,12 @@ interface RuntimeControlsProps {
   canvasWidth?: number;
   /** Canvas height in pixels (for positioning relative to canvas) */
   canvasHeight?: number;
+  /** Whether to show the sound toggle button (video has sound enabled) */
+  showSoundButton?: boolean;
+  /** Current muted state of the video */
+  isMuted?: boolean;
+  /** Callback to toggle sound on/off */
+  onSoundToggle?: () => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -109,7 +117,9 @@ function ControlIcon({
       style={{
         display: 'inline-block',
         flexShrink: 0,
-        animation: spinning ? 'runtime-controls-spin 1s linear infinite' : undefined,
+        animation: spinning
+          ? 'runtime-controls-spin 1s linear infinite'
+          : undefined,
       }}
     >
       <path fill={fill} d={path} />
@@ -420,6 +430,9 @@ export default function RuntimeControls({
   toggleFullscreen,
   canvasWidth = 0,
   canvasHeight = 0,
+  showSoundButton = false,
+  isMuted = true,
+  onSoundToggle,
 }: RuntimeControlsProps) {
   // Counter-scale to resist pinch-zoom
   const counterScale = useCounterZoom();
@@ -429,12 +442,14 @@ export default function RuntimeControls({
   // Canvas is centered with: left: 50%, top: 50%, transform: translate(-50%, -50%)
   // So we offset from viewport edge by (viewport - canvas) / 2 + padding
   const padding = 16;
-  const rightOffset = canvasWidth > 0 && viewport.width > 0
-    ? (viewport.width - canvasWidth) / 2 + padding
-    : padding;
-  const topOffset = canvasHeight > 0 && viewport.height > 0
-    ? (viewport.height - canvasHeight) / 2 + padding
-    : padding;
+  const rightOffset =
+    canvasWidth > 0 && viewport.width > 0
+      ? (viewport.width - canvasWidth) / 2 + padding
+      : padding;
+  const topOffset =
+    canvasHeight > 0 && viewport.height > 0
+      ? (viewport.height - canvasHeight) / 2 + padding
+      : padding;
 
   const containerStyle: CSSProperties = {
     position: 'fixed',
@@ -463,6 +478,14 @@ export default function RuntimeControls({
         onClick={toggleFullscreen}
         title={isFullscreen ? 'Exit fullscreen' : 'Enter fullscreen'}
       />
+      {showSoundButton && onSoundToggle && (
+        <ControlButton
+          icon={isMuted ? mdiVolumeOff : mdiVolumeHigh}
+          color='info'
+          onClick={onSoundToggle}
+          title={isMuted ? 'Unmute sound' : 'Mute sound'}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { useCanvasScale } from '../hooks/useCanvasScale';
 import { CANVAS_CONFIG } from '../config/canvas.config';
 import LayoutGuest from '../layouts/Guest';
 import { usePreloadOrchestrator } from '../hooks/usePreloadOrchestrator';
+import { useVideoSoundControl } from '../hooks/useVideoSoundControl';
 import { usePageDataLoader } from '../hooks/usePageDataLoader';
 import { useProjectAssets } from '../hooks/useProjectAssets';
 import { usePageNavigation } from '../hooks/usePageNavigation';
@@ -92,11 +93,17 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
 
   // Canvas scale for responsive UI elements and letterbox mode
   // Uses page's design dimensions (saved at constructor save time) for presentation isolation
-  const { cssVars, letterboxStyles, isPortrait, showRotatePrompt, canvasWidth, canvasHeight } =
-    useCanvasScale({
-      designWidth: currentPage?.design_width ?? undefined,
-      designHeight: currentPage?.design_height ?? undefined,
-    });
+  const {
+    cssVars,
+    letterboxStyles,
+    isPortrait,
+    showRotatePrompt,
+    canvasWidth,
+    canvasHeight,
+  } = useCanvasScale({
+    designWidth: currentPage?.design_width ?? undefined,
+    designHeight: currentPage?.design_height ?? undefined,
+  });
 
   const [transitionPreview, setTransitionPreview] = useState<{
     targetPageId: string;
@@ -534,7 +541,9 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
   // Background video playback settings from selected page
   const videoAutoplay = selectedPage?.background_video_autoplay ?? true;
   const videoLoop = selectedPage?.background_video_loop ?? true;
-  const videoMuted = selectedPage?.background_video_muted ?? true;
+  // Note: pageVideoMuted is the page setting, but we use soundControl.isMuted for actual muted state
+  // This allows iOS to autoplay (starts muted) while giving user control via sound button
+  const pageVideoMuted = selectedPage?.background_video_muted ?? true;
   const videoStartTime =
     selectedPage?.background_video_start_time != null
       ? parseFloat(String(selectedPage.background_video_start_time))
@@ -544,6 +553,14 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
       ? parseFloat(String(selectedPage.background_video_end_time))
       : null;
 
+  // Sound control hook for iOS autoplay compatibility
+  // Videos start muted (for iOS autoplay), user can unmute via sound button
+  const soundControl = useVideoSoundControl({
+    pageHasSound: pageVideoMuted === false, // Show button when page allows sound
+    hasBackgroundVideo: Boolean(backgroundVideoUrl),
+    videoUrl: backgroundVideoUrl, // Track video changes for page navigation reset
+  });
+
   // Note: useBackgroundVideoPlayback is handled internally by CanvasBackground component
 
   if (isLoading) {
@@ -589,7 +606,10 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
         {/* Dark theme for browser UI and background */}
         <meta name='theme-color' content='#000000' />
         <meta name='color-scheme' content='dark' />
-        <meta name='apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style' content='black-translucent' />
+        <meta
+          name='apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style'
+          content='black-translucent'
+        />
         <style>{`
           html, body { background-color: #000000 !important; }
         `}</style>
@@ -681,7 +701,7 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
                 }}
                 videoAutoplay={videoAutoplay}
                 videoLoop={videoLoop}
-                videoMuted={videoMuted}
+                videoMuted={soundControl.isMuted}
                 videoStartTime={videoStartTime}
                 videoEndTime={videoEndTime}
                 videoStoragePath={selectedPage?.background_video_url}
@@ -786,7 +806,7 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
         </div>
         {/* End inner canvas container */}
 
-        {/* Controls: Offline toggle and Fullscreen button */}
+        {/* Controls: Offline toggle, Fullscreen, and Sound buttons */}
         {/* Positioned outside canvas to avoid scaling with canvas transform */}
         <RuntimeControls
           projectId={project?.id || null}
@@ -797,6 +817,9 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
           toggleFullscreen={toggleFullscreen}
           canvasWidth={canvasWidth}
           canvasHeight={canvasHeight}
+          showSoundButton={soundControl.showSoundButton}
+          isMuted={soundControl.isMuted}
+          onSoundToggle={soundControl.toggleSound}
         />
 
         {/* Toast notifications for offline download status */}

frontend/src/css/main.css

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-@import "tailwind/_base.css";
-@import "tailwind/_components.css";
-@import "tailwind/_utilities.css";
+@import 'tailwind/_base.css';
+@import 'tailwind/_components.css';
+@import 'tailwind/_utilities.css';
 @import 'intro.js/introjs.css';
-@import "_checkbox-radio-switch.css";
-@import "_progress.css";
-@import "_scrollbars.css";
-@import "_table.css";
-@import "_helper.css";
+@import '_checkbox-radio-switch.css';
+@import '_progress.css';
+@import '_scrollbars.css';
+@import '_table.css';
+@import '_helper.css';
 @import '_calendar.css';
 @import '_select-dropdown.css';
-@import "_theme.css";
+@import '_theme.css';
 @import '_rich-text.css';
 
 /* Page transition timing - single source of truth */
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   }
 }
 
- 
 .introjs-tooltip {
   @apply min-w-[400px] max-w-[480px] p-2 !important;
 }
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@
 .introjs-bullets ul li a.active {
   @apply bg-blue-600  !important;
 }
-.introjs-prevbutton{
+.introjs-prevbutton {
   @apply bg-transparent border border-blue-600 text-blue-600 !important;
 }
 
@@ -120,8 +119,14 @@
   animation-name: page-crossfade-in;
   -webkit-animation-duration: var(--crossfade-duration, 700ms);
   animation-duration: var(--crossfade-duration, 700ms);
-  -webkit-animation-timing-function: var(--crossfade-easing, cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
-  animation-timing-function: var(--crossfade-easing, cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
+  -webkit-animation-timing-function: var(
+    --crossfade-easing,
+    cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)
+  );
+  animation-timing-function: var(
+    --crossfade-easing,
+    cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)
+  );
   -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
   animation-fill-mode: forwards;
   -webkit-animation-play-state: running;
@@ -143,8 +148,14 @@
   animation-name: page-crossfade-out;
   -webkit-animation-duration: var(--crossfade-duration, 700ms);
   animation-duration: var(--crossfade-duration, 700ms);
-  -webkit-animation-timing-function: var(--crossfade-easing, cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
-  animation-timing-function: var(--crossfade-easing, cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
+  -webkit-animation-timing-function: var(
+    --crossfade-easing,
+    cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)
+  );
+  animation-timing-function: var(
+    --crossfade-easing,
+    cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)
+  );
   -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
   animation-fill-mode: forwards;
   -webkit-animation-play-state: running;
@@ -183,8 +194,10 @@
 /* Use this for better Safari stability - transitions don't have the "snap" issue
    when state changes because they interpolate between current and target values */
 .crossfade-transition {
-  transition: opacity var(--crossfade-duration, 700ms) var(--crossfade-easing, cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
-  -webkit-transition: opacity var(--crossfade-duration, 700ms) var(--crossfade-easing, cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
+  transition: opacity var(--crossfade-duration, 700ms)
+    var(--crossfade-easing, cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
+  -webkit-transition: opacity var(--crossfade-duration, 700ms)
+    var(--crossfade-easing, cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1));
   -webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
   transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
   -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
@@ -355,3 +368,26 @@
   font-family: 'Instrument Sans Variable', sans-serif;
   font-stretch: 100%;
 }
+
+/* iOS Safari: Hide native video play button overlay
+   These selectors target WebKit-specific pseudo-elements that appear
+   when autoplay is blocked or when iOS detects an unmuted video */
+video::-webkit-media-controls-start-playback-button {
+  display: none !important;
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+}
+
+video::-webkit-media-controls-overlay-play-button {
+  display: none !important;
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+}
+
+/* Prevent controls from appearing on autoplay fail */
+video::-webkit-media-controls-panel {
+  display: none !important;
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+}
+
+video::-webkit-media-controls {
+  display: none !important;
+}

frontend/src/hooks/useVideoSoundControl.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/**
+ * useVideoSoundControl Hook
+ *
+ * Manages video sound state with iOS autoplay compatibility.
+ * Videos start muted to ensure autoplay works on iOS WebKit browsers,
+ * then can be unmuted by user interaction.
+ *
+ * iOS WebKit autoplay policy:
+ * - Videos CAN autoplay if they have `playsinline` AND `muted` attributes
+ * - Unmuted videos require user interaction → native play button appears
+ * - By forcing muted start + custom sound button, we avoid native controls
+ */
+
+import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { logger } from '../lib/logger';
+
+export interface UseVideoSoundControlOptions {
+  /** Whether page settings allow sound (background_video_muted === false) */
+  pageHasSound: boolean;
+  /** Whether page has a background video */
+  hasBackgroundVideo: boolean;
+  /** Current video URL - used to detect page changes (optional) */
+  videoUrl?: string;
+}
+
+export interface UseVideoSoundControlResult {
+  /** Current muted state (always starts true for iOS compatibility) */
+  isMuted: boolean;
+  /** Whether to show sound toggle button */
+  showSoundButton: boolean;
+  /** Toggle muted state */
+  toggleSound: () => void;
+  /** Force muted state (for page changes) */
+  setMuted: (muted: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hook for managing video sound state with iOS autoplay compatibility.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const { isMuted, showSoundButton, toggleSound } = useVideoSoundControl({
+ *   pageHasSound: selectedPage?.background_video_muted === false,
+ *   hasBackgroundVideo: Boolean(backgroundVideoUrl),
+ * });
+ *
+ * // Pass to RuntimeControls
+ * <RuntimeControls
+ *   showSoundButton={showSoundButton}
+ *   isMuted={isMuted}
+ *   onSoundToggle={toggleSound}
+ * />
+ *
+ * // Pass to CanvasBackground (always muted for autoplay)
+ * <CanvasBackground videoMuted={isMuted} />
+ */
+export function useVideoSoundControl({
+  pageHasSound,
+  hasBackgroundVideo,
+  videoUrl,
+}: UseVideoSoundControlOptions): UseVideoSoundControlResult {
+  // Always start muted for iOS autoplay compatibility
+  const [isMuted, setIsMuted] = useState(true);
+
+  // Track previous video URL to detect page changes
+  const prevVideoUrl = useRef(videoUrl);
+
+  // Reset to muted when video changes (page navigation)
+  // This ensures iOS autoplay works on every page - new videos always start muted
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Only reset if there's a new video (URL changed and we have a video)
+    if (prevVideoUrl.current !== videoUrl && videoUrl) {
+      setIsMuted(true);
+      logger.debug('[useVideoSoundControl] Video changed, resetting to muted', {
+        from: prevVideoUrl.current?.slice(-20),
+        to: videoUrl?.slice(-20),
+      });
+    }
+    prevVideoUrl.current = videoUrl;
+  }, [videoUrl]);
+
+  const toggleSound = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsMuted((prev) => {
+      logger.debug('[useVideoSoundControl] Toggle sound:', {
+        from: prev,
+        to: !prev,
+      });
+      return !prev;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    isMuted,
+    // Show button only if page allows sound AND has a background video
+    showSoundButton: pageHasSound && hasBackgroundVideo,
+    toggleSound,
+    setMuted: setIsMuted,
+  };
+}
+
+export default useVideoSoundControl;

frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import {
   type NavigationElementType,
 } from '../context/ConstructorContext';
 import { useCanvasScale } from '../hooks/useCanvasScale';
+import { useVideoSoundControl } from '../hooks/useVideoSoundControl';
 import { CANVAS_CONFIG } from '../config/canvas.config';
 
 // Constructor helpers (extracted utilities)
@@ -195,6 +196,14 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
     backgroundVideoEndTime,
   } = usePageBackground();
 
+  // Sound control hook for iOS autoplay compatibility
+  // Videos start muted (for iOS autoplay), can be controlled via page settings
+  const soundControl = useVideoSoundControl({
+    pageHasSound: backgroundVideoMuted === false, // Show button when page allows sound
+    hasBackgroundVideo: Boolean(backgroundVideoUrl),
+    videoUrl: backgroundVideoUrl, // Track video changes for page navigation reset
+  });
+
   const [selectedMenuItem, setSelectedMenuItem] =
     useState<EditorMenuItem>('none');
   // Transition preview state managed by useTransitionPreview hook (below)
@@ -1580,7 +1589,7 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
                 }}
                 videoAutoplay={backgroundVideoAutoplay}
                 videoLoop={backgroundVideoLoop}
-                videoMuted={backgroundVideoMuted}
+                videoMuted={soundControl.isMuted}
                 videoStartTime={backgroundVideoStartTime}
                 videoEndTime={backgroundVideoEndTime}
                 videoStoragePath={