Android 5.1.1, Videos and streams don't play in the Chrome browser. Why?

[maiqtheliar]

Android 5.1.1, Videos and streams don't play in the Chrome browser.

Android 5.1.1. Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime.

It's mostly just a black screen, where you would hear only audio. Plus, the page itself kinda freezes on the video part when scrolling. When the video screen is not visible, its scrolls fine.

Is it because the Flash is not supported on Android, or why? I don't know if ALL the videos I try to watch are Flash. For example, Youtube works fine in the APP (which is on by default) but doesn't in Chrome itself. And all kinds of video-streaming websites don't work either, producing the same problem.

Thanks!

 

[anon(632115)]

Re: Android 5.1.1, Videos and streams don't play in the Chrome browser.

Yes, it's a flash issue. Either download and install the last Flash Player for Android from Adobe or use a browser that supports flash such as Dolphin

 

[maiqtheliar]

Re: Android 5.1.1, Videos and streams don't play in the Chrome browser.

I have another question: in the Youtube app I can not play 360 videos properly. I can change what I see by swiping. But I can't understand how to make it work by moving the phone around. I wonder, if my phone doesn't have some hardware that is needed.

 

[anon(632115)]

Re: Android 5.1.1, Videos and streams don't play in the Chrome browser.

Well, I've learned something. I hadn't realised there were 360 vids on YouTube. Your device needs a gyroscope to view these.