Neowin News Feed for: Widevine

Vivaldi 3.5 arrives with better tabs and media playback

Paul Hill — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:01 +0000

Vivaldi 3.5 has been released bringing with it improved media playback, more powerful tab management options and a URL QR code generator that's not enabled by default but can be switched on. Read more...

Xiaomi's Poco F1 to soon receive Widevine L1 support for HD streaming

Jeet Suthar — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 07:42:01 +0000

After addressing the screen bleeding issue, Xiaomi now says that it will soon update the Poco F1 smartphone with Widevine L1 support. This will enable the Poco F1 to stream HD content. Read more...

The OnePlus 5 and 5T can't stream HD content from services like Netflix

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:14:01 +0000

Things were going so well for its 5T handset, but it seems OnePlus has made a glaring mistake by not supporting the proper level of Google's Widevine, preventing access to DRM-protected HD streams. Read more...

Netflix blocks installs on rooted Android devices

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 May 2017 15:30:01 +0000

Netflix's latest Android app is no longer supporting rooted devices. Anyone with a rooted device will be told by the Play Store their device is incompatible, but there's a way around it. Read more...