# Screen 1 not playing audio when opened

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/screen-1-not-playing-audio-when-opened/3340976>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner, help\
**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/screen-1-not-playing-audio-when-opened/3340976 "2024-11-14T01:33:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jinx2321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@jinx2321](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jinx2321)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/screen-1-not-playing-audio-when-opened/3340976/1 "2024-11-14T01:33:17Z")

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I want this audio file to open whenever the app opens it plays and when it closes it stops. I added the blocks however when I test the app nothing plays. there is no sound. the audio on the other screens play fine. its just screen 1 that does not work

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/screen-1-not-playing-audio-when-opened/3340976/2 "2024-11-14T06:16:09Z")

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Remove the brackets [and] from the audio file name. That worked for me. You may need to drag out new play and stop blocks as well.

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**Author:** ![jinx2321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@jinx2321](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jinx2321)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/screen-1-not-playing-audio-when-opened/3340976/3 "2024-11-24T10:33:37Z")

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Thank you. it worked

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/screen-1-not-playing-audio-when-opened/3340976/4 "2025-02-22T10:33:45Z")

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