Firefox-49 and Netflix.

cwizardone · 03-23-2017, 09:45 PM

You have probably already enabled this, but under Options then Content, is there a check mark in the "Play DRM content" box?

hitest · 03-23-2017, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

You have probably already enabled this, but under Options then Content, is there a check mark in the "Play DRM content" box?

Thanks! Nope. I didn't have that box checked. It works perfectly now.

PROBLEMCHYLD · 03-23-2017, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hitest

Thanks. I'm not disputing the accuracy of your story. I'm just reporting that for me on Slackware64-current and FF 52.0.1 Netflix doesn't play video. See screengrab.

Don't work for me either. I have read online, some are calling it vaporware.

repo · 03-24-2017, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

Just FYI:
Sometime over the last day or two or three, Netflix "threw the switch" and their service will now work with the Linux version of Firefox without an agent changer or any other tricks, add-ons, plug-ins, etc.
Current I'm running it in another tab inside of Firefox-52.0.1. No fuss, no muss.

I can confirm Nitflix works with Firefox 52.0.1 without the useragent switcher.

PROBLEMCHYLD · 03-24-2017, 12:07 PM

I can confirm as well. Netflix is now working after refreshing Firefox.

hitest · 03-24-2017, 06:47 PM

Thanks to the improved DRM support I'm moving away from Chrome and back to FF.

cwizardone · 03-24-2017, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hitest

Thanks to the improved DRM support I'm moving away from Chrome and back to FF.

Yep.

I've uninstalled (removepkg) both Chromium and Vivaldi.