YouTube Now Streams HTML5


  1. whs
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    YouTube Now Streams HTML5


    YouTube Now Streams HTML5 Video By Default | TechCrunch

    Here is one more nail in Flash’s coffin: starting today, YouTube defaults to using HTML5 video on all modern browsers, including Chrome, IE 11, Safari 8 and the beta versions of Firefox.
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    Firefox HTML5 Player?


    whs said:
    YouTube Now Streams HTML5 Video By Default | TechCrunch

    Here is one more nail in Flash’s coffin: starting today, YouTube defaults to using HTML5 video on all modern browsers, including Chrome, IE 11, Safari 8 and the beta versions of Firefox.
    Intersting! I'm not using a beta version of Firefox and if HTML5 playback is enabled it works anyway. Just tested on Youtube and on Youtube Embeds.

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