# How can I play audio in audio only subscriber?

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**Category:** Issues developing apps\
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**Created:** [May 27, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-play-audio-in-audio-only-subscriber/3993 "2022-05-27T12:42:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-play-audio-in-audio-only-subscriber/3993/1 "2022-05-27T12:42:20Z")

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I have been made a simple app for audio only subscriber below.  
And I made “test1” room for audio broadcasing, then execute that page, but audio is not playing.  
Can somebody help me how to resolve this problems?

The console log is below.

> Blockquote  
> 01093615505  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 OpenVidu initialized  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 Platform detected: Microsoft Edge 101.0.1210.53 on Windows 10 64-bit  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 openvidu-browser version: 2.21.0  
> app.js:24 createToken  
> app.js:16 wss://live.ilseokoh.com?sessionId=test1&token=tok\_GwPYksksfjzHd3vj  
> app.js:18 Promise  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:222 STUN/TURN server IP: 20.214.160.110  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:222 TURN temp credentials [PZNGYP:njxrmi]  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 openvidu-server version: 2.21.0  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 ‘Connection’ created (local)  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 Remote ‘Connection’ with ‘connectionId’ [con\_Q0oaQHaRqo] is now configured for receiving Streams with options: Object  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 ‘Connection’ created (remote) with ‘connectionId’ [con\_Q0oaQHaRqo]  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 ‘Connection’ created (remote) with ‘connectionId’ [con\_V6zlUdGLQS]  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 Event ‘streamCreated’ triggered by ‘Session’ StreamEvent  
> app.js:47  
> streamCreated  
> (익명) @ app.js:47  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 Subscribing to con\_Q0oaQHaRqo  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 ‘Subscriber’ (str\_MIC\_GfRt\_con\_Q0oaQHaRqo) successfully subscribed  
> hark.js:39  
> **The AudioContext was not allowed to start. It must be resumed (or created) after a user gesture on the page.**  
> module.exports @ hark.js:39  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 Subscribed correctly to con\_Q0oaQHaRqo  
> app.js:50  
> complete  
> (익명) @ app.js:50  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:243 ‘Subscriber’ has subscribed to its audio stream  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:222 IceConnectionState of RTCPeerConnection ae30e475-6745-4814-8340-77be71ea7697 (str\_MIC\_GfRt\_con\_Q0oaQHaRqo) change to “checking”  
> OpenViduLogger.ts:222 IceConnectionState of RTCPeerConnection ae30e475-6745-4814-8340-77be71ea7697 (str\_MIC\_GfRt\_con\_Q0oaQHaRqo) change to “connected”

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**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-play-audio-in-audio-only-subscriber/3993/2 "2023-08-01T11:59:46Z")

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Did you find a solution?

I have the same issue: My own computer has no audio and video device, but when a subscriber joins (audio only), the video element is paused and to call play() programmatically causes user gesture error (chtome). How to solve this?