Justin Searls @searls

Just me or is universal <video preloading=none> support a lie? macOS Safari is downloading the entirety of 36 (hidden!) videos in the DOM on page load.

Having to resort to waiting to set the <source src> with JavaScript after user action. imagekit.io/blog/lazy-loading-html-videos/

937 likes · July 17, 2024 at 1:38 PM UTC

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