# Auto-detect or reject VP9 video uploads incompatible with iOS Safari

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-detect-or-reject-vp9-video-uploads-incompatible-with-ios-safari/399955
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [4 april 2026 om 19:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-detect-or-reject-vp9-video-uploads-incompatible-with-ios-safari/399955 "2026-04-04T19:20:47Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [4 april 2026 om 20:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-detect-or-reject-vp9-video-uploads-incompatible-with-ios-safari/399955/2 "2026-04-04T20:41:36Z")

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> [@shortmort37](#):
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> **Automatically transcode** the video to H.264 on upload (similar to how some platforms normalize uploads)

For automatic transcoding you can check [Discourse Video Stream 🎥](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-video-stream/388754).

Automatic local transcoding works, but delivering that in a way that is safe for most setups is the main issue.

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