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--- products:sbc:common:configurations:chromium-widevine-support [2025/03/10 09:22]
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-====== Enabling Netflix support in Chromium ======
+====== Enabling Netflix Support in Chromium ======
-The Chromium version shipped in Fenix version 1.7.4+ supports playing DRM protected videos on websites like Netflix and Prime Video by installing Widevine CDM library. You can follow this documentation to install the same.
+The Chromium browser included in Fenix Ubuntu version ''1.7.4+'' supports playback of DRM-protected videos from websites like Netflix and Prime Video by installing the Widevine Content Decryption Module (CDM) library. Follow this guide to install it.
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-Video playback will be limited to low resolution as Widevine L1 is only supported in Chromium based browser on Windows platform.
+Video playback will be limited to lower resolutions (typically up to 480p), as Widevine L1 support is only available for Chromium-based browsers on the Windows platform.
 </WRAP>
-===== Install Widevine library =====
+===== Install Widevine Library =====
-In order to play DRM protected contents, Widevine CDM needs to be installed. You can follow use the commands given below to install the same.
+To play DRM-protected content, the Widevine CDM must be installed. Follow these steps:
+  - Open a terminal.
+  - Run ''sudo fenix-config''.
+  - Navigate to ''Software'' > ''Widevine CDM''.
+  - Select ''Install Widevine CDM''.
-```shell
+===== Verifying Widevine Detection in Chromium =====
-wget http://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/liujianfeng1994/rockchip-multimedia/ubuntu/pool/main/w/widevine/libwidevinecdm0_4.10.2662.3+1+noble3_arm64.deb
-sudo dpkg -i libwidevinecdm0_4.10.2662.3+1+noble3_arm64.deb
-```
-===== Verifying if Widevine is detected by Chromium =====
-You can use the following steps to verify if Chromium browser is able to detect Widevine CDM library
+Use the following steps to verify that the Chromium browser has successfully detected the Widevine CDM library.
-  - Open ''chrome:%%//%%media-internals'' in a new tab.
+  - Open a new tab in Chromium.
-  - Switch to ''CDMs'' tab.
+  - Go to ''chrome:%%//%%media-internals''.
+  - Switch to the ''CDMs'' tab.
-You will see output similar to the one shown below
+You should see output similar to the screenshot below:
 {{:local:users:gunjan:widevine.png?800 |}}

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