setVolume for html5 audio doesn't work on mobile Android or Safari - Any workaround?

Question

So it seems like setVolume() for html5 audio doesn't work at all on both Android stock browser and Mobile Safari. Here's a test case.

Is there any further evidence to this, an open issue or perhaps even a workaround (apart from resorting to Flash for android)?

Answer 1

From the Safari HTML5 Audio and Video guide:

On iOS devices, the audio level is always under the user’s physical control. The volume property is not settable in JavaScript. Reading the volume property always returns 1.

On all other devices you can also set the muted property to true.