Technology content trusted by users in Australia and around the world.
4,965 Articles | 29,991 Posts
Select Your Edition:  
Tweakipedia
A wealth of
tech information!

AU EditionYou are located: Home > All News > Software News > Google updates Google Play, adds HTML 5 audio which replaces Flash

Google updates Google Play, adds HTML 5 audio which replaces Flash

By: (more) | Software News | Posted: Apr 11, 2012 4:29 am

Google have just updated the Music subsection of their Google Play store, and now incudes some "experimental" controls that include a toggle for using HTML5 rather than Flash for desktops, as well as a replacement of the "thumbs up/down" rating system with a five-star rating.

 

google_updates_google_play_adds_html_5_audio_which_replaces_flash

 

For Chrome users, the service can now provide desktop notifications. Google's new HTML5 feature for streaming audio works in all browsers that have support for MP3 file playing over HTML5, which include Safari, Chrome and Internet Explorer. Firefox and Opera don't make the cut, as they do not support HTML5 MP3 audio.

 

Right now, there are some limitations: an unpublished limit on the amount of daily streaming allowed per user, even if users are listening to their own music that they manually uploaded to Google. Google still imply that the service offers unlimited streaming.


SOURCE #1

Related Tags



Further Reading: Read and find more Software news at our Software news index page.

TweakTown News RSS FeedDo you get our news RSS feed? Get It! Got a news tip? Tell Us!

Post a Comment about this news



Check out our
RSS feeds!
  • Upcoming Content: Western Digital Scorpio Blue (WD5000LPVT) 500GB HDD Review
  • Upcoming Content: Scythe Mugen 4 Tower CPU Cooler Review
  • Upcoming Content: NZXT Grid 10 Port Fan Hub Review
  • Upcoming Content: Western Digital My Passport Edge for Mac 500GB External HDD Review
  • Upcoming Content: PQI Air Card 4GB Wi-Fi SDHC Review
  • Upcoming Content: LaCie CloudBox 1TB Personal NAS Review
  • Upcoming Content: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season Three (1989) Blu-ray Review
  • Upcoming Content: Whatever happened to Comodo Time Machine?
  • Upcoming Content: MyDigitalSSD BP4 240GB mSATA Review


Software News Posts

View More Software News Posts


TweakTown Web Poll

Question: What new stuff are you most excited to see at Computex Taipei 2013?

Cases, Coolers & PSU’s

CPU's

Gadgets

GPU's & Video Cards

Keyboards & Mice

Laptops, Tablets & Phones

Motherboards & Chipsets

New Tech

SSD's & Memory

Booth Babes

or View the Results

View More Polls

Forum Activity

View More Forum Posts

Software Press Releases

View More Software Press Releases