Help Why does my Nexus 5 support flash videos but not my Nexus 7?

[nx1977]

Is there a reason i can play the flash videos on BBC News - Home on my Nexus 5 just fine, but on my Nexus 7 get the "this content is not supported. Please update your flash player" message?

 

[funkylogik]

Are you using the same browser on both?
I think(?) On kitkat you have to use a modded version of Flash with Dolphin browser

 

[nx1977]

Both stock, using Chrome

 

[funkylogik]

Chrome doesnt play flash on any device mate. It never has. Are you sure its flash?

 

[nx1977]

I'm assuming that my Nexus 5 is playing it as flash.

If not it raises the question of why one device is served the video, and my N7 isn't.

It also plays on an S3 and Moto G I have access too. Just not my tablet

Can anyone tell me if their stock chrome without any flash player sees video content on the BBC news site in post #1?

 

[funkylogik]

Doesnt play on dolphin. Ill download chrome..
Nah it wont play in chrome either (galaxy s3, kitkat rom)

 

[funkylogik]

^^ ill try on my n7 when i get it off the wife but it seems to be flash only content so i dont know how its playing on the n5
Try the bbc news app instead

 

[nx1977]

If I long press on the other devices I can download an MP4 version.

So I'm assuming it's a device detection issue their end?

 

[funkylogik]

Hmm im not getting that option either (on the s3)

 

[Rxpert83]

Chrome doesn't support flash, the video it plays will be HTML5


Sounds like their website is having issues

 

[nx1977]

Hmm im not getting that option either (on the s3)

Can you play the video on your S3 the same as I can?

 

[nx1977]

Chrome doesn't support flash, the video it plays will be HTML5


Sounds like their website is having issues

I've contacted them and raised the issue just in case

 

[funkylogik]

Can you play the video on your S3 the same as I can?

Nope but my s3 is also on kitkat and i dont have the modded flash player :thumbup:

 

[John Bean]

The answer is that when you go to news/bbc.co.uk on a phone it redirects to m.bbc.co.uk/news (the mobile site) and delivers video as streamed MP4.

Enter the same url on a the tablet it redirects to the desktop site www. bbc.co.uk/news which delivers video as flash.

Confirmed on my Nexus 4 (works) and Nexus 7 (doesn't work).

 

[nx1977]

Oddly it's now working for me.

 

[funkylogik]

Oddly it's now working for me.

How?

 

[nx1977]

No idea, but videos now play in MP4 format. I haven't changed anything.