How to Enable Audio Autoplay for Dryad Alerts

Dryad uses audio alerts to notify you of critical wildfire events. Some browsers block sound from playing automatically. Follow the steps below to ensure you receive audio alerts on your preferred browser.

Google Chrome (Desktop)

1. Click the lock icon next to the website address in the address bar.

2. Select Site settings.

3. Scroll to Sound.

4. Set it to Allow.

5. Return to the Dryad tab and refresh the page.

Microsoft Edge (Desktop)

1. Click the three-dot menu (...) in the upper-right corner of the browser.

2. Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services.

3. Scroll down and click Site permissions.

4. Select Media autoplay.

5. Under Allow, click Add, enter https://dryad.app, and click Add.

6. Return to the Dryad tab and refresh the page to activate audio alerts.

Mozilla Firefox (Desktop)

1. Click the permissions icon (gear or shield) next to the site URL in the address bar.

2. Find Autoplay and set it to Allow Audio and Video.

3. Refresh the page to activate sound alerts.

Safari (macOS)

1. Go to the Dryad website.

2. In the top menu, click Safari > Settings for This Website.

3. Find the Auto-Play setting.

4. Select Allow All Auto-Play.

5. Refresh the page to enable audio.

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