Web browsers for High Sierra beyond 2024

[MacBiter]

I have it for testing on a partition I don't use; I'm not particularly interested in working with it. It's version 145 and doesn't have DRM, even though it works for you. I work with version 140 on Catalina.

widevine is something that's within an OS first and foremost, then accessed by browsers within that OS. I'd suggest that the issue is with your installation rather than your version of Dynasty. That would explain why it works for me but not you, when we both use the same browser project.

 

[davigarma]

widevine is something that's within an OS first and foremost, then accessed by browsers within that OS. I'd suggest that the issue is with your installation rather than your version of Dynasty. That would explain why it works for me but not you, when we both use the same browser project.

Digital rights holders can restrict access based on operating system or browser. This leads to contradictory and inconsistent situations. For example, Apple TV allows access with High Sierra and Firefox 115 OSR, but not with Dynasty. My Spanish fiber optic TV provider does the same. SkyShowtime, on the other hand, doesn't allow access with any High Sierra browsers. At a minimum, Chrome 128 and Firefox 140 are required. This is usually stated in the access information, and there are multiple combinations, which is why I congratulated you. With Catalina, all browsers have access to all platforms except Safari on SkyShowtime, which is also blocked. The combinations they use are chosen by the owner and don't depend on the operating system, but rather on combinations they specify.

 

[MacBiter]

Digital rights holders can restrict access based on operating system or browser. This leads to contradictory and inconsistent situations. For example, Apple TV allows access with High Sierra and Firefox 115 OSR, but not with Dynasty. My Spanish fiber optic TV provider does the same. SkyShowtime, on the other hand, doesn't allow access with any High Sierra browsers. At a minimum, Chrome 128 and Firefox 140 are required. This is usually stated in the access information, and there are multiple combinations, which is why I congratulated you. With Catalina, all browsers have access to all platforms except Safari on SkyShowtime, which is also blocked. The combinations they use are chosen by the owner and don't depend on the operating system, but rather on combinations they specify.

I don't have Apple TV, Netflix, SkyST, and the TV channels I mentioned - and Prime - are ok as long as widevine is supported by the OS. I guess that's why we have had different experiences.