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Enable use of hls.js when LG WebOS 4 or newer is used.
timitt Mar 29, 2025
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Merge branch 'jellyfin:master' into enable_hlsjs_with_webos
timitt Mar 29, 2025
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions src/components/htmlMediaHelper.js
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Expand Up @@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ export function enableHlsJsPlayer(runTimeTicks, mediaType) {
return false;
}

// Native HLS support in WebOS only plays stereo sound. hls.js works better, but works only on WebOS 4 or newer.
// Using hls.js also seems to fix fast forward issues that native HLS has.
if (browser.web0sVersion >= 4) {
return true;
}

// The native players on these devices support seeking live streams, no need to use hls.js here
if (browser.tizen || browser.web0s) {
return false;
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions src/scripts/browserDeviceProfile.js
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Expand Up @@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ function supportsEac3(videoTestElement) {
}

function supportsAc3InHls(videoTestElement) {
// We use hls.js on WebOS 4 and newer and hls.js uses Media Sources Extensions (MSE) API.
// On WebOS MSE does support AC-3 and EAC-3 only on audio mp4 file but not on audiovideo mp4
// therefore until audio and video is not separated when generating stream and m3u8 this should
// return false.
if (browser.web0sVersion >= 4) {
return false;
}

if (browser.tizen || browser.web0s) {
return true;
}
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