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Why the new Edge does not support HEVC or HEIC content from websites ?
currently in the new Edge its not possible to play videos in HEVC format, neither watch pictures in HEIC format. NOTE: I have both extensions (for HEVC and for HEIC) from store already installed but...
MELERIX Thanks for reaching out! To confirm, are HEVC and/or HEIC supported on other Chromium browsers? (And I'm not asking as a way to imply that Microsoft Edge couldn't/wouldn't, but to determine what's within the realm of possibilities.)
Can you also tell us more about your use case for this and how it would improve your experience with the browser?
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
Chromium doesn't support it, but Webkit does which was once the source code for Chromium.
Safari and Apple products support HEVC/H.265 codecs. when watching movies, I have to use 3rd party apps because Edge doesn't support them.
Microsoft should bring support for them to Edge as well. let the rest of the Chromium browsers figure it out on their own, Microsoft's user base is not even comparable to theirs.
Safari and Apple products support HEVC/H.265 codecs. when watching movies, I have to use 3rd party apps because Edge doesn't support them.
Microsoft should bring support for them to Edge as well. let the rest of the Chromium browsers figure it out on their own, Microsoft's user base is not even comparable to theirs.