If the imminent demise of Flash wasn’t clear enough, YouTube has also now decided to use HTML5 in place of Adobe’s once star product for its default web player. The move was announced on YouTube’s Engineering and Developers Blog.
The step it had been said was taken because its benefits far exceed beyond web browsers. Currently the site has been moved to HTML5 for beta Firefox, IE 11 and Chrome already.
Devices such as iPhone can also stream YouTube now, which wasn’t possible before due to Apple’s reluctance in using it. However, the switch has only been possible now, due to the advancement in this sector.
Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) reduces buffering by as much as 50 percent worldwide and almost 80 percent on heavily congested networks. It will also enable livestreaming in products such as the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It should definitely those of you who are tired of lag due to poor VPNs.
HTML5 also supports VP9 codec, which enables higher quality while reducing bandwidth reduction by 35 percent. It will also make 4K and Full HD videos at 60fps more accessible. New APIs allow YouTube to show videos with standard HTML UI.
The benefits of HTML5 extend beyond web browsers, and it’s now also used in smart TVs and other streaming devices. The move will certainly make the end of Flash clearer. Adobe has already cut the support for mobile devices more than three years back.
If you want to read more about the state of Youtube in Pakistan as far as non-VPNÂ and proxy use is concerned, read here
It’s been so long! Steve Jobs would be smiling reading this.
I was wondering that..
Troll level: Philosoraptor :D
what is youtube?
Once upon a time it was used to browse/watch videos in Pakistan.
Humain Kya Lagay!!
it’s still blocked here so good for rest of the world ;-;
reading this made me almost cry.. i mean, i can’t use it with out other means
why is this news for banistan?
computers should be banned in banistan too!! it makes the youth khraab
You must tell Shehbaz Sharif to stop distributing laptops immediately!
ya meri bad dua lagi hai Adobe ko mane jitny bhi 3500 waly mobile liye thy koi bhi flash player ko support nhi karta tha.
hahahaha Tahir ul Paadri chup hojaa. :-p
hahaha.. I really respect your sense of humor =)
why youtube is still blocked although the controversial video has been removed since long
very nice, now streaming will very fast and quality will also very good… no plugin require because of HTML5 :) till now it is great news in 2015 ( in this category )
Besides an Android user I must Say Steve Jobs was never wrong …………… Never :)
Sanu Ki…..
Well one of my friend advise me to use “Brosec” from chrome/FF extension store and it change your location to US or Singapore so you can browse any web you want !!