When will Safari support Youtube's 360 degree VR playback?

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When will Safari support Youtube's 360 degree VR playback?

Google has recently rolled out the ability to upload and playback spherical format videos produced by a range of VR cameras like the Ricoh, Kodak, Giroptic, etc. Keyboard and mouse movements allow the screen to be panned around a cylindrical or spherical field of view in real time while the video is playing or paused.

However, while these videos play fantastically within Chrome, they fail to play in their surround format within Safari.

Do we need an update to Safari, an extension, a plugin or what to make these render correctly?

Or am I missing this simply because I haven't upgraded to Yosemite/El Cap yet?

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), iMac8,1, Macmini1,1, MacBookAir3,1 Dell Mini9 H'tosh, Aperture 3

Posted on Sep 8, 2015 3:28 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Apr 29, 2017 6:14 AM in response to danvin67

Apple doesn’t routinely monitor the discussions. These are mostly user to user discussions.

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem or a suggestion for change. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem/suggested change solved sooner.

Feedback

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danvin67

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Apr 29, 2017 4:16 AM in response to Steve Hoge

This post has been created 2 years ago and yet, there's still no 3D view in Safari. This is really not serious, you got to use another browser to see these videos. Apple, come on! Leave the "look" and come back to the "functional"!!!

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Answer 3

Oct 29, 2015 8:04 AM in response to Steve Hoge

Yeah, I think it's a bit strange that a new version of Safari just came out, with El Capitan, and yet it doesn't support the 360 degree videos.

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Answer 4

Nov 13, 2015 2:07 AM in response to polishedstaple

Safari is terribly slow in reading pixel information from a video (and that's needed for 360 video) and youtube decided to not show the 360 video at all instead of showing it with 10 frames per second. I think it has to do with the Javascript engine. Safari is being left behind for all the <canvas> wizardry that is going on lately, I hope they will roll out a decent update soon.

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Eric Root

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Nov 14, 2015 7:33 AM in response to Steve Hoge

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.

Feedback

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Answer 6

Aug 1, 2016 2:05 PM in response to Steve Hoge

Safari 7 and 9 support 360 video, so it will be nice once the youtube html or false plugin will start.

View 360 video in safari : www.entervrworld.com you will see the youtube sample and below that you will see the unity player which works in Safari.

It is always best to have the latest browser. You need to do this by updating OS X to the latest. (version 9)

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siamless

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Feb 1, 2017 1:23 PM in response to Steve Hoge

You do not have to upgrade your OS X - 360 viewing does not work in later versions either. I changed my browser - to Chrome...

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Answer 8

Dec 13, 2016 3:44 PM in response to Steve Hoge

This Question its from more than 1 year ago... and apple don't do nothing. I will change to chrome. Apple its no the same.

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djdubc

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Feb 9, 2017 2:16 AM in response to Steve Hoge

Yes I agree......I am trying to view in 360 and this is a dub (no good) in my book. If safari does not keep up................might as well scrap it and create something else.

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Answer 10

Dec 4, 2017 9:23 PM in response to Steve Hoge

It is almost the end of 2017 and Safari still does not support 360 Videos natively :-). Hope Apple will support soon.

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Steve Hoge Author

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Dec 4, 2017 10:54 PM in response to waynekhin

No 360 video in the latest Safari Technology Preview (Release 44) either. #Sad

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