This is a fake simulation of a video player that displays an animated GIF with a PLAY and PAUSE button in iOS9. This is a simple alternative to enhance the video experience in apple devices that stopped supporting HTML5 video since the iOS9 upgrade.
Current support of HTML5 video in email:
Apple mail - SUPPORTED
Outlook.com - SUPPORTED
Android 4.5+ - SUPPORTED
iOS 8 - SUPPORTED
Email clients that do not support HTML5 video and possible fall back alternatives:
iOS 9 - NOT SUPPORTED - FAKE VIDEO PLAYER FALLBACK
Outlook - NOT SUPPORTED - STATIC IMAGE FALL BACK
Gmail app - NOT SUPPORTED - ANIMATED GIF FALLBACK
yahooo - NOT SUPPORTED - ANIMATED GIF FALLBACK
AOL - NOT SUPPORTED - ANIMATED GIF FALLBACK
Gmail - NOT SUPPORTED - ANIMATED GIF FALLBACK
NOTE: Since this is an animated GIF, is recomended to keep the fize size to less than 2mg for optimal download time. In 4gLTE, a 2mg file downloads in 3 seconds depending on connection speed.