GemAlarm2d ago

I did not consent to this

https://lemmy.world/post/46710153

Show threadben2d ago
Well your first mistake was using Chrome in 2026
Show threadBjörn2d ago
I hate that I still have to use Chrome because it can do some streaming stuff better than Firefox (and even Chromium for some reason). I only use it to connect to one KVM.
Show threadVictor
Do the streaming issues resolve themselves ✨magically✨ when faking the user agent to be Chrome for those streaming sites, e.g. using Firefox and a user agent add-on?
May 11 at 5:57pmWeb
Show threadCyberEgg2d ago
Many do, yes. Any time I get an error message like “You’re not using a supported browser” that message vanishes after adjusting the user agent.
Show threadVictor2d ago

Well yes, the warning messages will disappear as those are often shown or not shown based on user agent.

But will the actual streaming issues go away is the big question.

Teams on the web for example, worked fine in Firefox even though it warned the user it didn’t work in anything but Chrome.

Show threadCyberEgg2d ago
I have not encountered streaming issues that could not be resolved by user agent so far.
Show threadunwarlikeExtortion1d ago
That’s the neat part - all always do!
Show threadBjörn2d ago
Not in this case. It’s an open source project. They usually don’t do this shit.
Show threadMadrigal2d ago
Tell them to get their shit together and support open-source browsers, or more accurately just browser standards in general.
Show threadByteJunk2d ago
My issues were with h265/HEVC support, proprietary stuff like media codecs can sometimes be a pain. I no longer have that need so I’m a happy fox.
Show threadThe_Decryptor2d ago

Pretty sure Firefox added support for HEVC a while back, but it relies on the system to provide the decoder (Which you’ll usually have to pay extra for)

Firefox also supports MKV files now, which is nice.