Although including embedded video seems to have more support within email than before, it still is not supported across all email clients; only a few email clients support embedded video.
- Apple Mail
- Outlook on Mac
- iOS Mail
- Samsung Mail
WHAT CAN YOU DO AS AN ALTERNATIVE?
Option 1: Add a static image with a play button. Overlaying a play button on top of your image is the cleanest, fastest, and easiest way to include a video link. Directly linking your image to the hosted version of your video provides the illusion of an embedded video in your message.
Option 2: Another alternative is using HTML5. It is important to note only a few email clients support HTML5. While Gmail and Android, devices display a fallback image.
We highly recommend not to use HTML5 since email clients that require fallback outweigh the email clients that do support HTML5 versus email clients that require a fallback image.
How-To Guide on Embedding HTML 5 Video in Email
