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by doodpants 3626 days ago
Good to know, thanks.

Since posting my last message, I looked at the documentation on the website again, and saw that it claimed that you could use the site on iOS and Android by just using an ordinary browser. So I tried visiting it in Safari on my iPhone, and the videos worked. Then I tried using Firefox on my Kindle Fire, and the videos didn't work. But they do have a dedicated Twitch app for the Kindle, so I downloaded that. So now I have a way of watching Twitch videos. :-)

The fact that Flash is not mentioned anywhere on the site as being a requirement seems like a glaring omission.

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"ordinary browser" = Chrome for Android, latest version, Safari for Mac, Safari for iOS

Firefox does not support HLS in either desktop or mobile version. It requires Flash as a last-ditch fallback on any platform that doesn't support HLS, afaik.