Closed Bug 1294034 Opened 8 years ago Closed 8 years ago

Netflix is not proposed with Firefox 51 on Linux with Widevine enabled

Categories

(Core :: Audio/Video: Playback, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
Audio/Video: Playback
Version:
51 Branch
Platform:
x86_64
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1181884
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox51 --- affected

People

(Reporter: baikalink, Unassigned)

References

Details

(Keywords: nightly-community, Whiteboard: [mozfr-community]) 

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1)
Build ID: 20160809030200

Steps to reproduce:

Install Firefox nightly version nightly 51.0a1 (2016-08-09) on Linux from here: nightly.mozfr.org
Enable Widevine in about:addons, section plugins.
Switch user-agent to Win + Internet Explorer with this addon: http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher/ and this one: https://github.com/muzuiget/user_agent_overrider



Actual results:

I can't use Netflix, it is always asking me to install Silverlight
Flags: needinfo?(cpearce)
Blocks: widevine-linux
OS: Unspecified → Linux
Hardware: Unspecified → x86_64
status-firefox51: --- → affected
Summary: I can't use Netflix with Firefox Nightly on Linux with Widevine enabled → Netflix is not proposed with Firefox 51 on Linux with Widevine enabled
Keywords: nightly-community
Whiteboard: [mozfr-community]
QA Whiteboard: [mozfr-community]
Component: Untriaged → Audio/Video: Playback
Product: Firefox → Core
Netflix serve PlayReady EME to Windows + Internet Explorer. Firefox supports Widevine EME.

If you spoof your useragent to Chrome52 on Linux, it should work.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 8 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(cpearce)
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Chris Pearce, I confirm, it works with Chrome52 + Linux
Thank you.
Which User Agent switcher addon is being used to do that switch? Firefox Nightly 52 and still unable to use Netflix
@courthicks1@gmail.com, I use this one:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-switcher-firefox/
Don't forget to change the chrome version to 52 at least ans validate the drm activation on the top of the web page when you load the film.

About it, this is too tiny too see it, I missed it several times, you should improve his visibility (IMO).
Thank you.
@eyome, you are amazing. This means I can ditch Chrome forever!!!
@courthicks1@gmail.com, happy it works for you :), but thanks Firefox devs first! ;)
True that, to the devs reading this: THANK YOU!!! I've been wanting this for many years :) Can't wait to ditch the user agent switcher, but in the meantime, this is perfect. Yet another happy day to be a Firefox user
Resolution: WORKSFORME → DUPLICATE
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