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Hi,
I thought Apple have fixed the issues regarding HDR playback on Safari, however after updating to 12.1, HDR still cannot be played.
Is there a way around this? I had no trouble with HDR before, then they removed it.
Thanks.
FWIW, these are the Macs that support HDR video…
Mac models that support HDR
These Mac models support HDR video on their built-in display (if applicable) and external HDR10-compatible displays.
My iMac Pro among them as is my M1 MacBook Air. I still don't see HDR showing up in any browser I have installed. Perhaps someone can clarify.
You're welcome. Turns out, someone in the thread you posted was correct. If you switch the Safari User Agent to "Chrome - Windows" HDR is available.
That's not a Safari or Apple issue, that's a YouTube/Google issue.
HDR shows up in other browsers like Chrome, but I use Safari and don't won't to switch.
Thanks for the list.
Here's another thread discussing the matter.
Well if it doesn't state HDR that means your MacBook doesn't support it. Simple.
It used to show HDR in Safari on my system which can display HDR content up to a few weeks ago, then I believe these model MacBooks had some issue with it and Apple removed support for it.
flipswitch wrote:
Well if it doesn't state HDR that means your MacBook doesn't support it. Simple.
As I stated, I'm not on a MacBook. Just checked my iMac Pro. When watching supposed 4K HDR videos, it's doesn't state HDR anywhere other than within the title.
I see. I thought apple disabled it because I read HDR was causing MacBooks to crash in some situations.
I have changed it and now have HDR. I was aware of this but I wanted to know why it's still not available in 12.1
Do you know what actually occurs when you change the user agent? Will it have any impact on my browser?
Thanks.
edit:
Well I did the same thing for disneyplus but I am getting an error whenever I change the user agent from default. Only working with Youtube it seems.
flipswitch wrote:
Do you know what actually occurs when you change the user agent? Will it have any impact on my browser?
I don't know how user agents work. I just assumed they fooled websites into thinking you are using a different browser/platform than you are.
Well I did the same thing for disneyplus but I am getting an error whenever I change the user agent from default. Only working with Youtube it seems.
I don't subscribe so I can't test Disney+.
Not sure what problem you are referring to. Just checked quickly but this plays in 4K HDR in Safari…
Thanks for the reply, but it's not showing in HDR on my end.
I wonder why..
Welcome. What is it showing as?
Just HD/4k options. I use Adblock Pro, disabled it but still the same.
Which model MacBook are you using?
Actually I'm on a 2015 27" iMac at the moment. If you're looking for something that states HDR, I don't see that in Safari, Firefox or Brave. Just up to 4K resolutions.
Just 2160p60 4k.
I understand. Don't worry about the title of the video, if it supports HDR it will show up ( plus the screen brightness will increase considerably ) in the video options.
Just to add, HDR is supported on Netflix in Safari.
Still no HDR in Safari after macOS Monterey 12.1. MBP 2021 M1 Pro.
