Google quietly adds HEVC:h265 video support to Chrome

Quietly, and without any announcements or updates on the support page, Google fixed a bug in Chrome that had major implications for the video streaming industry: finally enabling adaptive streaming of HEVC/H.265 video content support!

Thanks to Bitmovin (Humble Brag, kidding), we filed a bug report about this about 6 years ago. After a “small” wait, we got the answer that Chrome 104 is now officially supported, and after some investigation also found that it’s enabled by default for Chrome 105 for all platforms, ready to be used in the wild.

Why is HEVC support important?

Compared to the ubiquitous AVC/H.264, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) provides better compression for files, which means you’ll be able to stream the same quality with lower bandwidth and save significantly on CDN costs , while improving the user experience.

While HEVC is commonly used to deliver content to smart TVs, set-top boxes, and devices like Roku and Fire TV, its use on mobile and desktop browsers has been limited to Safari for a long time (in

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