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Is HLS supported with Firefox?

I want see the live event of Apple. Can I see it in Firefox?

I want see the live event of Apple. Can I see it in Firefox?

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Firefox does not play HLS using an internal player, you would need a plugin.

I notice you have the VLC plugin. According to Wikipedia (!), VLC has "partial" support for HLS and there might be gaps in playback:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming#Clients

Not sure of your best choice.

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Firefox does not play HLS using an internal player, you would need a plugin.

I notice you have the VLC plugin. According to Wikipedia (!), VLC has "partial" support for HLS and there might be gaps in playback:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming#Clients

Not sure of your best choice.