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Amazon Prime Video Now Supports HTML5 Playback in Safari

Sunday December 11, 2016 6:43 PM PST by Joe Rossignol

Amazon Prime Video's HTML5 video player now supports Safari on Mac, as spotted by Reddit user netmute over the weekend.

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Amazon Prime Video previously required downloading the Microsoft Silverlight plugin for playback in Safari, or switching to an alternative browser such as Chrome or Firefox, which already supported the HTML5 video player.

Some users on Reddit reported that, while HTML5 is now supported, AirPlay Mirroring and Picture in Picture functionality is lacking. Additionally, it appears video playback is limited to 720p rather than full HD resolution.

Tags: Amazon Prime Video, HTML5, Safari

Top Rated Comments

zorinlynx

119 months ago

How about some Apple TV support, Amazon?

Apple TV support = I immediately subscribe to Prime.

If you don't support me, why should I support you?

Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

OldSchoolMacGuy

119 months ago

It's about time.

Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)

CPx

119 months ago

Hulu! Time to move to HTML5 completely! Grrrrrr

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

KALLT

119 months ago

Just in time also. It appears that Silverlight support for Macs will end this month.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

XTheLancerX

119 months ago

But still doesn't support Apple TV.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

alaingarner

119 months ago

I just tried Amazon Prime in Safari, when I hover over the white HD icon during video playback it says 1080p.
Using a MacBook Pro Retina 10.12.2

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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