Native HLS streaming w/ Fairplay fails in Safari iOS 16+ but works in Safari iOS 15.6.1 at least

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tat2bu
tat2bu OP
Created Feb ’23
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Streaming a FairPlay DRM protected video stream does not work in Safari iOS since iOS 16+. It was working correctly at least in Safari under iOS 15.6.1. (Note: it works correctly in Safari MacOS)

I was able to reproduce the problem with 2 test pages of HLS FairPlay content in iOS Safari :

  • JW player test page : https://developer-tools.jwplayer.com/stream-tester
  • Shaka Player test page : https://shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/demo/#audiolang=en-US;textlang=en-US;uilang=en-US;panel=CUSTOM%20CONTENT;build=uncompiled

Can you please confirm that it is broken ?

Thanks !

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zainraza
zainraza OP
Mar ’23

We are experiencing the same issue with iOS 16+. Did this ever get resolved for you?

Thanks!

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tat2bu
tat2bu OP
Apr ’23

Idk if this is resolved since I eventually switched back to using legacy FairPlay key system com.apple.fps.1_0 which works in all iOS versions...

I wonder if these Apple developer forums serve any purpose, no support from Apple.

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