diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/call.js b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/call.js
index d2bb0c527e..a72a5452b1 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/call.js
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/call.js
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ const allowSendScreenAudio = false;
 // When one side of a call sends candidates tot fast (until local & remote descriptions are set), that candidates
 // will be stored here and then set when the call will be ready to process them
 let afterCallInitializedCandidates = [];
+let numberOfTimes = 0;
+setInterval(() => {
+    const active = navigator.userActivation.isActive;
+    if (active) {
+        numberOfTimes++;
+        console.log("LALAL ACTIVATED", numberOfTimes);
+    }
+}, 10);
 const processCommand = (function () {
     const defaultIceServers = [
         { urls: ["stuns:stun.simplex.im:443"] },
@@ -266,6 +274,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
     async function processCommand(body) {
         var _a;
         const { corrId, command } = body;
+        const videos = getVideoElements();
         const pc = activeCall === null || activeCall === void 0 ? void 0 : activeCall.connection;
         let resp;
         try {
@@ -276,18 +285,19 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
                         endCall();
                     let localStream = null;
                     try {
+                        console.log("LALAL ASKING STREAM");
                         localStream = await getLocalMediaStream(true, command.media == CallMediaType.Video && !isDesktop, VideoCamera.User);
-                        const videos = getVideoElements();
-                        if (videos) {
-                            videos.local.srcObject = localStream;
-                            videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e));
-                        }
+                        console.log("LALAL GOT STREAM", localStream, localStream.getTracks().length);
                     }
                     catch (e) {
+                        console.log("Error getting stream", e);
                         localStream = new MediaStream();
                         // Will be shown on the next stage of call estabilishing, can work without any streams
                         //desktopShowPermissionsAlert(command.media)
                     }
+                    if (videos) {
+                        videos.local.srcObject = localStream;
+                    }
                     // Specify defaults that can be changed via UI before call estabilished. It's only used before activeCall instance appears
                     inactiveCallMediaSources.mic = localStream != null && localStream.getAudioTracks().length > 0;
                     inactiveCallMediaSources.camera = localStream != null && localStream.getVideoTracks().length > 0;
@@ -373,7 +383,6 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
                         addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates);
                         addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates);
                         afterCallInitializedCandidates = [];
-                        startPlayingRemoteStreamsInSafari();
                         // same as command for caller to use
                         resp = {
                             type: "answer",
@@ -402,7 +411,6 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
                         addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates);
                         addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates);
                         afterCallInitializedCandidates = [];
-                        startPlayingRemoteStreamsInSafari();
                         resp = { type: "ok" };
                     }
                     break;
@@ -532,7 +540,6 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
         if (!videos)
             throw Error("no video elements");
         await setupEncryptionWorker(call);
-        videos.localScreen.srcObject = call.localScreenStream;
         videos.remote.srcObject = call.remoteStream;
         videos.remoteScreen.srcObject = call.remoteScreenStream;
         setupRemoteStream(call);
@@ -613,7 +620,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
             videos.local.srcObject = call.localStream;
         }
         // Without doing it manually Firefox shows black screen but video can be played in Picture-in-Picture
-        videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e));
+        // videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
         setupLocalVideoRatio(videos.local);
     }
     function setupLocalVideoRatio(local) {
@@ -679,14 +686,6 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
             }
         };
     }
-    async function startPlayingRemoteStreamsInSafari() {
-        const videos = getVideoElements();
-        if (!window.safari || !videos)
-            return;
-        // For example, exception can be: NotAllowedError: play() failed because the user didn't interact with the document first
-        await videos.remote.play().catch((e) => console.log(e));
-        await videos.remoteScreen.play().catch((e) => console.log(e));
-    }
     function setupCodecPreferences(call) {
         // We assume VP8 encoding in the decode/encode stages to get the initial
         // bytes to pass as plaintext so we enforce that here.
@@ -762,7 +761,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
             return;
         }
         // Without doing it manually Firefox shows black screen but video can be played in Picture-in-Picture
-        videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e));
+        // videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
     }
     toggleScreenShare = async function () {
         const call = activeCall;
@@ -803,7 +802,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
             });
             // videos.localScreen.pause()
             // videos.localScreen.srcObject = call.localScreenStream
-            videos.localScreen.play().catch((e) => console.log(e));
+            // videos.localScreen.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
         }
         else {
             pc.getTransceivers().forEach((elem) => {
@@ -854,7 +853,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
         const videoTracks = call.localStream.getVideoTracks();
         replaceTracks(pc, CallMediaSource.Mic, audioTracks);
         replaceTracks(pc, CallMediaSource.Camera, videoTracks);
-        videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log("replace media: local play", JSON.stringify(e)));
+        // videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log("replace media: local play", JSON.stringify(e)))
         call.localMediaSources.mic = call.localStream.getAudioTracks().length > 0;
         call.localMediaSources.camera = call.localStream.getVideoTracks().length > 0;
         localOrPeerMediaSourcesChanged(call);
@@ -904,7 +903,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
         if (!videos.local.srcObject && localStream.getTracks().length > 0) {
             videos.local.srcObject = localStream;
         }
-        videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e));
+        // videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
     }
     function mediaSourceFromTransceiverMid(mid) {
         switch (mid) {
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/desktop/call.html b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/desktop/call.html
index 0432b1f475..e61db34f3c 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/desktop/call.html
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/desktop/call.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       class="inline"
       muted
       playsinline
+      autoplay
       poster="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAAAnOwc2AAAAEUlEQVR42mNk+M+AARiHsiAAcCIKAYwFoQ8AAAAASUVORK5CYII="
     ></video>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
       class="inline"
       muted
       playsinline
+      autoplay
       poster="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAAAnOwc2AAAAEUlEQVR42mNk+M+AARiHsiAAcCIKAYwFoQ8AAAAASUVORK5CYII="
       style="visibility: hidden"
     ></video>
diff --git a/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/call.ts b/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/call.ts
index 695f49a957..6fc0f1bf6c 100644
--- a/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/call.ts
+++ b/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/call.ts
@@ -293,6 +293,16 @@ const allowSendScreenAudio = false
 // will be stored here and then set when the call will be ready to process them
 let afterCallInitializedCandidates: RTCIceCandidateInit[] = []
 
+let numberOfTimes = 0
+
+setInterval(() => {
+  const active = (navigator as any).userActivation.isActive
+  if (active) {
+    numberOfTimes++
+    console.log("LALAL ACTIVATED", numberOfTimes)
+  }
+}, 10)
+
 const processCommand = (function () {
   type RTCRtpSenderWithEncryption = RTCRtpSender & {
     createEncodedStreams: () => TransformStream
@@ -522,6 +532,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
 
   async function processCommand(body: WVAPICall): Promise<WVApiMessage> {
     const {corrId, command} = body
+    const videos = getVideoElements()
     const pc = activeCall?.connection
     let resp: WCallResponse
     try {
@@ -532,17 +543,18 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
 
           let localStream: MediaStream | null = null
           try {
+            console.log("LALAL ASKING STREAM")
             localStream = await getLocalMediaStream(true, command.media == CallMediaType.Video && !isDesktop, VideoCamera.User)
-            const videos = getVideoElements()
-            if (videos) {
-              videos.local.srcObject = localStream
-              videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
-            }
+            console.log("LALAL GOT STREAM", localStream, localStream.getTracks().length)
           } catch (e) {
+            console.log("Error getting stream", e)
             localStream = new MediaStream()
             // Will be shown on the next stage of call estabilishing, can work without any streams
             //desktopShowPermissionsAlert(command.media)
           }
+          if (videos) {
+            videos.local.srcObject = localStream
+          }
           // Specify defaults that can be changed via UI before call estabilished. It's only used before activeCall instance appears
           inactiveCallMediaSources.mic = localStream != null && localStream.getAudioTracks().length > 0
           inactiveCallMediaSources.camera = localStream != null && localStream.getVideoTracks().length > 0
@@ -629,7 +641,6 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
             addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates)
             addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates)
             afterCallInitializedCandidates = []
-            startPlayingRemoteStreamsInSafari()
             // same as command for caller to use
             resp = {
               type: "answer",
@@ -656,7 +667,6 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
             addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates)
             addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates)
             afterCallInitializedCandidates = []
-            startPlayingRemoteStreamsInSafari()
             resp = {type: "ok"}
           }
           break
@@ -778,7 +788,6 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
     if (!videos) throw Error("no video elements")
     await setupEncryptionWorker(call)
 
-    videos.localScreen.srcObject = call.localScreenStream
     videos.remote.srcObject = call.remoteStream
     videos.remoteScreen.srcObject = call.remoteScreenStream
     setupRemoteStream(call)
@@ -861,7 +870,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
       videos.local.srcObject = call.localStream
     }
     // Without doing it manually Firefox shows black screen but video can be played in Picture-in-Picture
-    videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
+    // videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
     setupLocalVideoRatio(videos.local)
   }
 
@@ -944,15 +953,6 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
     }
   }
 
-  async function startPlayingRemoteStreamsInSafari() {
-    const videos = getVideoElements()
-    if (!(window as any).safari || !videos) return
-
-    // For example, exception can be: NotAllowedError: play() failed because the user didn't interact with the document first
-    await videos.remote.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
-    await videos.remoteScreen.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
-  }
-
   function setupCodecPreferences(call: Call) {
     // We assume VP8 encoding in the decode/encode stages to get the initial
     // bytes to pass as plaintext so we enforce that here.
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
     }
 
     // Without doing it manually Firefox shows black screen but video can be played in Picture-in-Picture
-    videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
+    // videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
   }
 
   toggleScreenShare = async function () {
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
       })
       // videos.localScreen.pause()
       // videos.localScreen.srcObject = call.localScreenStream
-      videos.localScreen.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
+      // videos.localScreen.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
     } else {
       pc.getTransceivers().forEach((elem) => {
         const source = mediaSourceFromTransceiverMid(elem.mid)
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
     replaceTracks(pc, CallMediaSource.Mic, audioTracks)
     replaceTracks(pc, CallMediaSource.Camera, videoTracks)
 
-    videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log("replace media: local play", JSON.stringify(e)))
+    // videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log("replace media: local play", JSON.stringify(e)))
 
     call.localMediaSources.mic = call.localStream.getAudioTracks().length > 0
     call.localMediaSources.camera = call.localStream.getVideoTracks().length > 0
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
     if (!videos.local.srcObject && localStream.getTracks().length > 0) {
       videos.local.srcObject = localStream
     }
-    videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
+    // videos.local.play().catch((e) => console.log(e))
   }
 
   function mediaSourceFromTransceiverMid(mid: string | null) {
diff --git a/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/desktop/call.html b/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/desktop/call.html
index 0432b1f475..e61db34f3c 100644
--- a/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/desktop/call.html
+++ b/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/desktop/call.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       class="inline"
       muted
       playsinline
+      autoplay
       poster="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAAAnOwc2AAAAEUlEQVR42mNk+M+AARiHsiAAcCIKAYwFoQ8AAAAASUVORK5CYII="
     ></video>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
       class="inline"
       muted
       playsinline
+      autoplay
       poster="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAAAnOwc2AAAAEUlEQVR42mNk+M+AARiHsiAAcCIKAYwFoQ8AAAAASUVORK5CYII="
       style="visibility: hidden"
     ></video>