YouTube player ditches Flash, defaults to HTML5
The decline of Adobe Flash Player seems to be slow but irreversible as the biggest video service online has taken another step in making it irrelevant. YouTube started offering an experimental HTML5 player years ago, but only through the advancement of the standard and by working with browser creators was the service able to fully switch to HTML5.
The new player takes advantage of Adaptive Bitrate streaming (ABR) which allows YouTube to seamlessly switch between higher and lower quality streams for continuous playback regardless of network conditions. It also allows for live-streaming of content on consoles, devices like the Chromecast and regular browsers.
Of course this also means that watching video on mobile devices got better, especially if you were doing that through a web browser.
This change was a long time coming, so we’re glad it’s finally here, especially if YouTube delivers on all its promises. Now if only the company could make a decent player for consoles…
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fexPosted:
Flash is pretty outdated now, especially with all mobiles devices using HTML5 as it is not possible to have a flash 'player' on mobile devices.
SynybunPosted:
Only time I've had problems with youtube is when I tried using school computers. Downloading chrome always solved the problem anyways though.
codsturePosted:
HTML 5 is faster than flash and now i can watch youtube at school because there the computers dont have flash
Nathan--Posted:
-GoldCoast- thank god i wont be getting anymore flash player errors.
Yeah how very annoying was that!
Hopefully this fixes the problem, finally..
RinPosted:
You could enable HTML5 before as I did it but I guess they're completely ditching. Definitely beneficial, less errors.
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