Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop
Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1688592
Title:
Missing VA-API hardware decoding support drains battery
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Current devices ship with graphics devices supporting hardware
decoding of certain video formats. While doing that, energy can be
saved, as the main processor can go to sleep, and the graphics devices
do their jobs more efficiently saving energy.
Today, the browser is used a lot to watch movies. Unfortunately, the
Firefox browser does not support VA-API hardware decoding, which is
the interface to be used for Intel graphics device, which are included
in current Intel processors.
The issue in the Mozilla bug tracker [1] is open for over two years.
Currently, this missing feature is a major show stopper for people
using Ubuntu GNU/Linux on their laptops, as compared to Microsoft
Windows one battery charge(?) lasts noticeably less time.
[1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1210727
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1688592/+subscriptions
--
Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages
Post to : [email protected]
Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages
More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
