On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 1:27 AM, Brian Wolff <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > With a lot of help from Brion (thanks :), I've now changed the way > that videos are handled on Commons on iOS devices (when browsing from > the desktop site). The change will go live on July 15th. > > Previously, you clicked play, not much happened. There was a small > easily ignored pop-up linking you to a help page, and a play button > which in theory linked to the src video file (but in practice was > possibly unclickable due to having too low a z-index). > > Now, you are directed to install the vlc-for-iOS app. If you have the > app already installed, the video will automatically open in the app > upon pressing play. > > This change will only affect the desktop site, as TimedMediaHandler is > totally not loaded at all on the mobile site (However, if you have the > vlc app installed, you can download the video from the mobile site, > and it should play). > Awesome, bBawolff. Any progress in freeing up video is good progress. Mobile can catch up to desktop, and Brion is doing great work to free up iOS there. Still a long way to go, and not easy to say the least, but it's progress :) -- Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Product Wikimedia Foundation
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