How can I autoplay media in iOS >= 4.2.1 Mobile Safari?

Question

I cannot seem to get audio media to play in Mobile Safari on iOS 4.2.1 in any situation other than the handler of a click event performed by the user. Even then, if p

Answer 1

This worked on the iPad until last nights 4.2 upgrade:

$(function() {
    var Beep = document.createElement('audio');
    Beep.setAttribute('src', 'beep-23.mp3');
    Beep.load();
    Beep.play();
}

My Beep.play(); still works for a click event, but the initial Beep.play() stopped working...