George Cassello

Q: YouTube HTML5 Safari

Hey All!

 

Can someone give me the lowdown on Youtube supposed HTML5 function? Ive read that they have switched over but whenever I go to YouTube on my mac (Yosemite) I get the error saying I need flash (see attached).

 

Thanks for any help!

 

~G

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Jul 31, 2015 1:29 PM

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Q: YouTube HTML5 Safari

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  • by Carolyn Samit,Solvedanswer

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Jul 31, 2015 4:12 PM in response to George Cassello
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    Jul 31, 2015 4:12 PM in response to George Cassello

    Safari definitely supports HTML 5 on YouTube without Flash.

     

     

    You may have a Safari incompatible extension or plug-in that's prompting the, "This video is unavailable" ..

     

     

    From the Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. Turn that OFF, quit and relaunch Safari to test.

     

    If that helped, turn one extension on then quit and relaunch Safari to test until you find the incompatible extension then click uninstall.

     

     

    If it's not an extensions issue, try troubleshooting third party plug-ins.

     

    Back to Safari > Preferences. This time select the Security tab. Deselect:  Allow plug-ins. Quit and relaunch Safari to test.

     

    If that made a difference, instructions for troubleshooting plugins here.

  • by George Cassello,

    George Cassello George Cassello Aug 1, 2015 5:23 AM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    Aug 1, 2015 5:23 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

    That was it. I had a "Flash Click to Play" extension installed in Safari. Uninstalled it and YouTube is running HTML5

     

    Thanks for your help Carolyn.

  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Aug 1, 2015 7:34 AM in response to George Cassello
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    Aug 1, 2015 7:34 AM in response to George Cassello

    You're welcome