Bg video is not playing on iphones, used to before - html

So I've searched all around for an answer and have had no luck...so here I am! I used an html5 video element as a background and it worked fine on web and mobile...until recently. I've tried adding all the attributes for compatibility and I'm pretty sure the CSS is fine, but I will include both here for reference.
HTML
<video playsinline muted autoplay loop poster="/media/images/still.png">
<source src="/media/videos/backgrounds/strawberry.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="/media/videos/backgrounds/strawberry.webm" type="video/webm">
<source src="/media/videos/backgrounds/strawberry.ogv" type="video/ogg">
</video>
CSS
video {
display: block;
-o-object-fit: cover;
object-fit: cover;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100vw;
height: 60vh;
opacity: 0.9;
z-index: -100;
}
The only thing I remember changing recently was the video formats. It used to only be .m4v, but converted them to what you see now for easier streaming.
You can check the website at http://www.soft-riders.com on your mobile to verify. Any help is appreciated!

Disabling "Low Power" Mode on the iPhone seems to fix the autoplay issue.

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HTML
<div class="wrapper">
<video loop muted autoplay playsinline>
<source src="./video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source src="./video.webm" type="video/webm">
<source src="./video.ogv" type="video/ogg">
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.wrapper {
display: block;
position: relative;
font-size: 0;
}
.video-ios-border-fix {
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
box-sizing: initial;
left: -2px;
top: -2px;
right: -2px;
bottom: -2px;
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http://jsfiddle.net/nr2tds1f/