Apple Player Update Beta Testing - Archive

[ahmadm258]

I wish the team would consider my suggestion instead of trying to reinvent the wheel (or at least alongside that).
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Please revert back to AVPlayer on iOS & tvOS. Demux MKV locally, feed streams via m3u8 to AVPlayer

The “old player” setting enables the native iOS media player (called AVPlayer) which is made by Apple themselves and is therefore super optimized. It’s used by Netflix, Disney+, Paramount, HBO, etc… It’s much more performant & power efficient, works perfectly with HomePods/AirPods and supports Dolby Atmos & Vision, and opens the door for newer features like “enhance dialogue” on Homepods. Dev Tip: The only way to properly support Atmos on Apple devices is to feed eac3 to AVPlayer (via m3u8 wi…