Add an apps autoplay check

Author: abeddow91

dotcom-rendering/package.json

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		"@guardian/ab-core": "8.0.0",
 		"@guardian/ab-testing-config": "workspace:ab-testing-config",
 		"@guardian/braze-components": "22.2.0",
-		"@guardian/bridget": "8.7.0",
+		"@guardian/bridget": "8.8.0-2026-03-05",
 		"@guardian/browserslist-config": "6.1.0",
 		"@guardian/cdk": "62.3.5",
 		"@guardian/commercial-core": "29.0.0",

dotcom-rendering/src/components/SelfHostedVideo.importable.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 	submitComponentEvent,
 } from '../client/ophan/ophan';
 import type { ArticleFormat } from '../lib/articleFormat';
+import { getVideoClient } from '../lib/bridgetApi';
 import { getZIndex } from '../lib/getZIndex';
 import { generateImageURL } from '../lib/image';
 import { useIsInView } from '../lib/useIsInView';
@@ -424,7 +425,16 @@ export const SelfHostedVideo = ({
 	 * 3. Creates event listeners to control playback when there are multiple videos.
 	 */
 	useEffect(() => {
-		setIsAutoplayAllowed(doesUserPermitAutoplay());
+		//  check the rendering taget and set autoplay setting dependent on that
+
+		if (renderingTarget === 'Apps') {
+			const videoClient = getVideoClient();
+			void videoClient.isAutoplayEnabled().then((success: boolean) => {
+				setIsAutoplayAllowed(success);
+			});
+		} else {
+			setIsAutoplayAllowed(doesUserPermitAutoplay());
+		}
 
 		/**
 		 * Initialise Ophan attention tracking
@@ -513,7 +523,7 @@ export const SelfHostedVideo = ({
 				handlePageBecomesVisible();
 			});
 		};
-	}, [uniqueId, atomId]);
+	}, [uniqueId, atomId, renderingTarget]);
 
 	/**
 	 * Track the first time the video comes into view.