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By Akhil Arora | Updated: 22 March 2017 16:11 IST

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You can watch Netflix via Firefox on Linux
Only Chrome was ed earlier
4K coming to more browsers, soon

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Netflix will now work for Firefox s on Linux, the streaming service announced via its technology-dedicated blog on Tuesday. 3p6mc

“Starting today, s of Firefox can also enjoy Netflix on Linux,” the statement reads. “This marks a huge milestone for us and our partners, including Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Mozilla that helped make it possible.”

Previously, only Google Chrome s could run Netflix while using the open-source Linux operating system. Linux constitutes around 4 percent of Internet s, according to the most recent data available.

Engadget notes that Firefox s could mask the browser’s identity as Chrome as a workaround earlier, but now it’s officially ed. It’s good to see Netflix’s team of developers roll out for ecosystems that must form a fraction of the Internet population, let alone Netflix’s own watching crowd.

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The more important work remains on the end of video technology, such as 4K and high-dynamic range (HDR). Currently, the only way to run Netflix’s chest of 4K content on a PC, is to use Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, which is the only browser that s the necessary DRM restrictions. The requirements don’t stop with the software – you’ll also need the latest 7th-gen Intel Core processor.

Netflix says it’s working to bring 4K for other platforms “soon”. As for HDR, they are simply “looking ahead” now. In the meantime, you’re better off sticking with a LG G6 when it arrives in a month or two.

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