audio element on iOS 5 not playing - html

I'm trying to play MP3 or Ogg file, I create auto element (without appending it to DOM)
var $audio = $('<audio>', {preload: 'auto'}),
audio = $audio.get(0)
audio.src = "url/of/ogg/mp3 file"
audio.play()
Audio is not playing on iPad (it plays on desktop however)

If it's the same issue as with Video and I heavily think so:
The problem is, that on mobile iOS devices, Steve Jobs wants you to press play, before a video or audio file is loading. That stops kids from loading huge videos mobile without their explicit permission.
This is a business decicion of Apple. There are currently no workarounds the community is aware of.
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